What does bludgeonry mean?
Bludgeonry means Harsh coercion; bludgeoning..
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Pronunciation varies by accent · noun
Harsh coercion; bludgeoning..
Commercial bribery, spying, egregious misrepresentation and bludgeonry are the things which interest the Federal Trade Commission.
Just as Poe "managed to offend or antagonize an impressive segment of the American literati, either through slashing reviews, biting journalistic profiles, insulting letters, sober threats, or sudden incoherencies," so Holbrooke was perceived in some quarters as "a destructive critic (of the best intentions)" who "fails to see the result of his impromptu diatribes," employing a questionable "literary ‘bludgeonry’."
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Bludgeonry means Harsh coercion; bludgeoning..
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Commercial bribery, spying, egregious misrepresentation and bludgeonry are the things which interest the Federal Trade Commission.
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