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Bluffly

adverb
1.
In a blunt direct manner.  Synonyms: bluntly, brusquely, flat out, roundly.  "He stated his opinion flat-out" , "He was criticized roundly"






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"Bluffly" Quotes from Famous Books



... do no such thing, Mr. Moodie," said Hollingsworth bluffly. "Priscilla often speaks of you; and if there lacks anything to make her cheeks bloom like two damask roses, I'll venture to say it is just the sight of your face. Come,—we will go ...
— The Blithedale Romance • Nathaniel Hawthorne

... mused, abrupt and bluffly kind as a man, for all her modulating woman's voice. "You don't know any of the people here in ...
— Our Mr. Wrenn - The Romantic Adventures of a Gentle Man • Sinclair Lewis



Words linked to "Bluffly" :   flat out, roundly, bluff



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