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bluffly
bluff 1 B0350500 (blŭf)v. bluffed, bluff·ing, bluffs v.intr.1. To engage in a false display of confidence or aggression in order to deceive or intimidate someone: The management debated if there would really be a strike or if the union was bluffing.2. To make a display of aggression, as by charging or baring the teeth, as a means of intimidating another animal.3. To try to mislead opponents in a card game by heavy betting on a poor hand or by little or no betting on a good one.v.tr.1. To deceive or intimidate (someone) by a false display of confidence or aggression.2. To try to mislead (opponents) in a card game by heavy betting on a poor hand or by little or no betting on a good one.3. To start but not carry out (an action) as a means of deceiving or intimidating another: The pitcher bluffed a throw to first base.n. The act or practice of bluffing.Idiom: bluff (one's) way To deceive someone or accomplish something by making a false display.
[Origin unknown.]
bluff′a·ble adj.bluff′er n.
bluff 2 B0350500 (blŭf)n. A steep headland, promontory, riverbank, or cliff.adj. bluff·er, bluff·est 1. Having or showing a rough and blunt but not unkind manner: "the great big bluff guests who told bawdy jokes and got up early to watch the sun rise" (Erin McGraw).2. Having a broad, steep front: the boat's bluff bow.
[Probably from obsolete Dutch blaf or Middle Low German blaff, broad.]
bluff′ly adv.bluff′ness n.Thesaurus| Adv. | 1. | bluffly - in a blunt direct manner; "he spoke bluntly"; "he stated his opinion flat-out"; "he was criticized roundly"bluntly, brusquely, flat out, roundly |
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Synonyms for blufflyadv in a blunt direct mannerSynonyms- bluntly
- brusquely
- flat out
- roundly
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