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.