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in no uncertain terms

prep_phrase · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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prep_phrase

Meaning 1

Definitely, clearly; bluntly, forthrightly; explicitly, categorically, unequivocally.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: idiomatic

Qualifier: especially a threat or admonishment

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Translations

21 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Chinese Mandarin: 清楚而有力的 (qīngchu ér yǒulì de) — bluntly
  • Finnish: täysin selvästi — bluntly
  • French: sans ambages — bluntly
  • German: klipp und klar — bluntly
  • German: in aller Deutlichkeit — bluntly
  • German: unmissverständlich — bluntly
  • Hungarian: kereken — bluntly
  • Hungarian: kerek perec — bluntly
  • Hungarian: nyersen — bluntly
  • Hungarian: világosan — bluntly
  • Hungarian: egyértelműen — bluntly
  • Hungarian: félreérthetetlenül — bluntly
  • Hungarian: kertelés nélkül — bluntly
  • Hungarian: feketén-fehéren — bluntly
  • Hungarian: magyarán — bluntly
  • Italian: chiaro e tondo — bluntly
  • Polish: bez ogródek — bluntly
  • Spanish: en términos inequívocos — bluntly
  • Spanish: en términos muy claros — bluntly
  • Spanish: muy claramente — bluntly
  • Spanish: sin ambigüedades — bluntly