bluffly

English

Etymology

From bluff +‎ -ly.

Adverb

bluffly (comparative more bluffly, superlative most bluffly)

  1. In a bluff manner
    • 2016, George Manville Fenn ·, Cutlass and Cudgel, page 78:
      "Sarch away, squire," said Shackle bluffly, as he placed the mugs on the floor and turned the wooden spigots.
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