- bluffly
- adverb see bluff I
New Collegiate Dictionary. 2001.
bluffly
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bluffly — Ⅰ. bluff [1] ► NOUN ▪ an attempt to deceive someone into believing that one can or will do something. ► VERB ▪ try to deceive someone as to one s abilities or intentions. ● call someone s bluff Cf. ↑call someone s bluff … English terms dictionary
bluffly — See bluff2. * * * … Universalium
bluffly — adverb In a bluff manner … Wiktionary
bluffly — adv. bluntly, in a straightforward manner, flat out … English contemporary dictionary
bluffly — bluff·ly … English syllables
bluffly — adverb in a blunt direct manner he spoke bluntly he stated his opinion flat out he was criticized roundly • Syn: ↑bluntly, ↑brusquely, ↑flat out, ↑roundly • Deriv … Useful english dictionary
bluntly — adverb in a blunt direct manner he spoke bluntly he stated his opinion flat out he was criticized roundly • Syn: ↑bluffly, ↑brusquely, ↑flat out, ↑roundly • Deriv … Useful english dictionary
brusquely — adverb in a blunt direct manner he spoke bluntly he stated his opinion flat out he was criticized roundly • Syn: ↑bluffly, ↑bluntly, ↑flat out, ↑roundly • Derived f … Useful english dictionary
flat out — adverb 1. in a blunt direct manner he spoke bluntly he stated his opinion flat out he was criticized roundly • Syn: ↑bluffly, ↑bluntly, ↑brusquely, ↑roundly … Useful english dictionary
bluff — I. adjective Etymology: obsolete Dutch blaf flat; akin to Middle Low German blaff smooth Date: 1627 1. a. having a broad flattened front b. rising steeply with a broad flat or rounded front 2. good naturedly frank and outspoken • bluffly adverb • … New Collegiate Dictionary
