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in no uncertain terms en · ADP

Pronunciation

Meanings

  1. (idiomatic, of a statement, qualifier:especially a threat or admonishment) Definitely, clearly; bluntly, forthrightly; explicitly, categorically, unequivocally.
    • In no uncertain terms do I believe that we should outlaw or 'wuss down' contact sports!!! 2011 January 31, Ben McGrath, “Does football have a future: The NFL and the concussion crisis”, in The New Yorker:
    • We think it's time the people whose lives are being affected by callous indifference and malignant neglect let elected representatives and government agencies know their concerns in no uncertain terms. 1991 December 1, Dawn Schmitz, quoting Reggie Williams, “African American AIDS Money Cut”, in Gay Community News, volume 19, number 20, page 2:
    • Kennedy assured West German Ambassador Wilhelm Grewe in no uncertain terms that he does not intend to let West Berlin go down the drain. 1961 November 3, “Toughening Up”, in Time:
    • The latter held up the lamp where it wouldn't get smashed and admonished them in no uncertain terms that he wanted me alive. 1919, Stewart Edward White, chapter 11, in The Killer:

Relateds

in words of one syllable · not to mince words

Translations (21)

hu feketén-fehéren (bluntly) · pl bez ogródek (bluntly) · hu nyersen (bluntly) · hu magyarán (bluntly) · de unmissverständlich (bluntly) · es en términos inequívocos (bluntly) · hu kertelés nélkül (bluntly) · de in aller Deutlichkeit (bluntly) · hu egyértelműen (bluntly) · hu kerek perec (bluntly) · es sin ambigüedades (bluntly) · hu kereken (bluntly) · de klipp und klar (bluntly) · es en términos muy claros (bluntly) · fi täysin selvästi (bluntly) · cmn 清楚而有力的 (bluntly) · fr sans ambages (bluntly) · hu világosan (bluntly) · hu félreérthetetlenül (bluntly) · it chiaro e tondo (bluntly) · es muy claramente (bluntly)