BLUFFLY

Meaning of BLUFFLY in English

adverb

Etymology: bluff (I) + -ly

: in a bluff manner

Webster's New International English Dictionary. Новый международный словарь английского языка Webster. 2012

BLUFFLY — adverb see: bluff
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
BLUFFLY — adv. bluntly, in a straightforward manner, flat out
Толковый словарь английского языка - Редакция bed
BLUFFLY — see bluff I
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
BLUFFLY — bluff|ly BrE AmE ˈblʌf |li ▷ bluff|ness nəs nɪs
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
BLUFF — bluff 1 — bluffly , adv. — bluffness , n. /bluf/ , adj., bluffer, bluffest , n. adj. 1. good-naturedly …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
BLUFF — adj. & n. adj. 1 (of a cliff, or a ship's bows) having a vertical or steep broad front. 2 …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
BLUFF — 1. v. & n. --v. 1. intr. make a pretence of strength or confidence to gain an advantage. 2 tr. …
Oxford English vocab
SHORTLY — Synonyms and related words : abruptly, after a while, anon, aphoristically, bearishly, before long, betimes, bluffly, bluntly, boorishly, brashly, briefly, …
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ROUNDLY — Synonyms and related words : about, all but, all joking aside, almost, altogether, approximately, approximatively, as good as, bluffly, bluntly, …
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PLAINLY — Synonyms and related words : all joking aside, alone, aloud, apparently, apprehensibly, articulately, artlessly, audibly, barely, bluffly, bluntly, broadly, brusquely, …
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OPENLY — Synonyms and related words : abominably, aboveboard, agonizingly, all joking aside, apparently, artlessly, audaciously, awfully, baldly, balefully, before one, bitterly, …
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IN ALL CONSCIENCE — Synonyms and related words : actually, all joking aside, analytically, appropriately, as is proper, as is right, assuredly, bluffly, bluntly, …
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HARSHLY — Synonyms and related words : abruptly, austerely, badly, bearishly, bluffly, bluntly, boorishly, brashly, brusquely, cavalierly, churlishly, cruelly, crustily, curtly, grimly, …
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GENUINELY — Synonyms and related words : absolutely, actually, all joking aside, artlessly, authentically, bluffly, bluntly, broadly, brusquely, candidly, de facto, directly, …
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FRANKLY — Synonyms and related words : all joking aside, bluffly, bluntly, broadly, brusquely, candidly, directly, genuinely, in all conscience, in all …
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DIRECTLY — Synonyms and related words : PDQ, absolutely, after a while, all joking aside, anon, apace, at once, before long, betimes, …
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CURTLY — Synonyms and related words : abruptly, aphoristically, bearishly, bluffly, bluntly, boorishly, brashly, briefly, brusquely, cavalierly, churlishly, compendiously, concisely, crisply, crustily, …
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BROADLY — Synonyms and related words : abroad, absurdly, all in all, all joking aside, all things considered, altogether, amusingly, as a …
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ABRUPTLY — Synonyms and related words : a corps perdu, bang, bearishly, bluffly, bluntly, boorishly, brashly, brusquely, cavalierly, churlishly, crustily, curtly, dash, …
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