unumwunden

frankly, without beating about the bush

adverb un-UM-vun-den Rare

Also means

plainly, candidly

Usage Note

unumwunden describes stating something directly with no circumlocution: unumwunden zugeben (to admit plainly). Slightly formal and often signals that an admission or criticism was unusually direct.

Examples

"Er gab unumwunden zu, dass er einen Fehler gemacht hatte."

Natural Translation

He admitted frankly that he had made a mistake.

Literal Translation

He gave without-beating-about-the-bush to, that he a mistake made had.

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