bluffly

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English[edit]

Etymology[edit]

bluff +‎ -ly

Adverb[edit]

bluffly (comparative more bluffly, superlative most bluffly)

  1. In a bluff manner
    • 2016, George Manville Fenn ·, Cutlass and Cudgel, page 78:
      "Sarch away, squire," said Shackle bluffly, as he placed the mugs on the floor and turned the wooden spigots.