expression, noun
blurting out whatever comes to mind
Archaic expression for speaking without forethought; not used in modern Japanese.
「打ち付け言」は、昔の人が思いつくままに言うことを指した言葉だ。
打ち付け言 is an old word that referred to saying whatever came to mind.
Compound of 打ち付け (direct, blunt) and 言 (word, speech). The exact historical derivation is uncertain.