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bluffly
adverb
uk /ˈblʌf.li/ us /ˈblʌf.li/
in a way that is bluff(= direct or too honest, often in a way that people find rude):
The writer would bluffly respond to his critics by challenging them to write their own novels and see if they won any awards like his did.
The mechanic told him bluffly that nobody would buy his car at the price that he was asking.
Related word
bluff
The police officer was bluffly honest and told us that our chances of finding the stolen bicycle were very slim.
His teacher had a bluffly midwestern style, which meant that he could approach her with any question.
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
Blunt and direct in speech & behaviour
abruptly
abruptness
bald
baldly
baldness
blisteringly
bluff
directness
downrightly
edgelord
flat outphrase
forthright
outspokenly
plain speaking
plain-spoken
plainness
point-blank
shoot
suffer
vocal
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