What does bluffly mean?

bluffly means "in a blunt direct manner".

How many syllables are in bluffly?

bluffly has 2 syllables and divides as bluf-fly under the regular spelling rules. It is not in the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary, so that comes from how the word is written rather than from a recorded pronunciation, and no stress or phonetic transcription is claimed for it.

What is another word for bluffly?

Close synonyms include bluntly, brusquely, flat out, roundly. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is bluffly a common word?

bluffly is banded "Uncommon" — turns up in careful writing rather than conversation. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.

Bluffly — meaning, 4 synonyms and examples

adverb

1 senseA word that modifies a verb, adjective or other adverb.

1.
in a blunt direct manner
“he spoke bluntly”
“he stated his opinion flat-out”
“he was criticized roundly”
Synonymsbluntly brusquely flat out roundly

Questions about bluffly

What does bluffly mean?: bluffly means "in a blunt direct manner".
How many syllables are in bluffly?: bluffly has 2 syllables and divides as bluf-fly under the regular spelling rules. It is not in the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary, so that comes from how the word is written rather than from a recorded pronunciation, and no stress or phonetic transcription is claimed for it.

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