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PRONUNCIATION OF BLUFFLY

bluffly  [ˈblʌflɪ] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF BLUFFLY

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Bluffly is an adverb.
The adverb is an invariable part of the sentence that can change, explain or simplify a verb or another adverb.

WHAT DOES BLUFFLY MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of bluffly in the English dictionary

The definition of bluffly in the dictionary is with impassive good humour.


WORDS THAT RHYME WITH BLUFFLY


aloofly
əˈluːflɪ
beautifully
ˈbjuːtɪflɪ
briefly
ˈbriːflɪ
chiefly
ˈtʃiːflɪ
Chifley
ˈtʃɪflɪ
deafly
ˈdɛflɪ
gruffly
ˈɡrʌflɪ
housewifely
ˈhaʊsˌwaɪflɪ
liefly
ˈliːflɪ
rifely
ˈraɪflɪ
roughly
ˈrʌflɪ
ruffly
ˈrʌflɪ
safely
ˈseɪflɪ
sniffly
ˈsnɪflɪ
snuffly
ˈsnʌflɪ
stiffly
ˈstɪflɪ
toughly
ˈtʌflɪ
unsafely
ʌnˈseɪflɪ
unwifely
ʌnˈwaɪflɪ
wifely
ˈwaɪflɪ

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE BLUFFLY

bluetit
bluetongue
Bluetooth
blueweed
bluewing
bluewood
bluey
bluff
bluffable
bluffer
bluffness
bluidy
bluing
bluish
bluishness
Blum
Blumberg
Blunden
blunder
blunderbuss

WORDS THAT END LIKE BLUFFLY

barfly
black fly
blowfly
butterfly
caddis fly
dragonfly
dry fly
firefly
fly
fruit fly
housefly
let fly
naffly
on the fly
overfly
refly
sandfly
sawfly
waffly
whitefly

Synonyms and antonyms of bluffly in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «bluffly» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF BLUFFLY

Find out the translation of bluffly to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of bluffly from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «bluffly» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

bluffly
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

bluffly
570 millions of speakers

English

bluffly
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

bluffly
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

bluffly
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

bluffly
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

bluffly
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

bluffly
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

bluffly
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Pelik
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

bluffly
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

bluffly
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

bluffly
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Bluffly
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

bluffly
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

bluffly
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

प्रखरपणे
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

bluffly
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

bluffly
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

rubasznie
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

bluffly
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

bluffly
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

bluffly
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

bluffly
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

bluffly
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

bluffly
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of bluffly

TRENDS

TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «BLUFFLY»

The term «bluffly» is used very little and occupies the 180.454 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «BLUFFLY» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «bluffly» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «bluffly» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about bluffly

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «BLUFFLY»

Discover the use of bluffly in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to bluffly and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
The Quaker City: Or, The Monks of Monk-Hall : a Romance of ...
Be calm Flannagan — Quiet yourself Bluffly — Soothe your excited feelings Mum - shell—" " Will you settle my bill ... and let me give him a receipt — Or is it a row ye've a-wantin' — " "D — d Irishman — " grated Bluffly between his teeth. " D — d  ...
George Lippard, 1847
2
The works: With a biographical sketch
2d Coun. Bluffly, bluffly. Serj. Handle a Frenchman? 1st Coun. Roughly, roughly. Serj. Frown at a cannon? Both. Gruffly, gruffly. Serj. The answers are honest, bold , and fair; So drink to the king, for his soldiers you are. 164 THE C AMP2 A01' I.
Richard Brinsley Sheridan, Thomas Moore, 1833
3
The Caxtons: a family picture
quothed the Captain, bluffly. "And what Diodorus has to do with it, I know no more than the man of the moon." " I shall never get on at this rate," said my father, in a tone between reproach and entreaty. " Be good children, Roland and Blanche ...
Baron Edward Bulwer Lytton Lytton, 1867
4
Prose Works: The Caxton's
qnothed the Captain, bluffly. "And what Diodorus has to do with it, I know no more than the man of the moon." "I shall never get on at this rate," said my father, in a tone between reproach and entreaty. "Be good children, Roland and Blanche ...
Edward Bulwer Lytton Baron Lytton, 1869
5
The Billington: Or, Town and Country Songster ... To which ...
Bluffly, bluffly. Ser. Handle a Frenchman. * REC. Roughly, roughly. Ser. Frown at a cannon. Rcr. Gruffiy, gruffly. ' Ser. The answer is honest, bold and fair. So drink to the king, whose soldiers we are. Sang [m Sang in Love in a Village. ENTLE ...
Elizabeth BILLINGTON (Musician.), 1790
6
The Caxtons, a family picture
quothed the Captain, bluffly. "And what Diodorus has to do with it, I know no more than the man of the moon." " I shall never get on at this rate," said my father, in a tone between reproach and entreaty. "Be good children, Roland and Blanche ...
Baron Edward Bulwer Lytton Lytton, 1860
7
The works of ... Richard Brinsley Sheridan, collected by T. ...
Bluffly, bluffly. Serj. Handle a Frenchman ? lstCoun.l\oughly, roughly. Serj. Frown at a cannon 1 lioth. Gruffly, gruffly. Serj. The answers are honest, bold, and fair; So drink to the king, for his soldiers you are. Chorus. The answers are honest, &c.
Richard Brinsley B. Sheridan, Thomas Moore, 1825
8
The Dramatic Works of Richard Brinsley Sheridan: With a ...
Bluffly, bluffly. Drill. Handle a Frenchman ? 1 Coun. Roughly, roughly. Drill. ' Frown at a cannon ? Both. Gruffly, gruffly. Drill. The answers are honest, bold, and fair ; Bo drink to the king, for his soldiers you are. Chorus. The answers are honest, ...
Richard Brinsley Sheridan, James Henry Leigh Hunt, 1846
9
The dramatic works of R.B. Sheridan, with an original life ...
Richard Brinsley B. Sheridan. SECOND COUNTRYMAK. To dealh we'll rush forward wilhoul delay , If, good Master Serjeant , youll show u« lhe way. SERJEANT. Next , can you swear well? SECOND COUNTRYMAN. Bluffly, bluffly.
Richard Brinsley B. Sheridan, 1828
10
The Works of the Late Right Honourable Richard Brinsley ...
Sarj. When bullets are whizzing around your head, You'll boldly march (ind wherever you're e ? To death we'll rush forward without delay, If, good master serjeant, you'll show us the way. Serj. Next, can you swear well? 2d Conn. Bluffly, bluffly.
Richard Brinsley Sheridan, 1833

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «BLUFFLY»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term bluffly is used in the context of the following news items.
1
Naturalists in Paradise: Wallace, Bates and Spruce in the Amazon …
I had assumed that the bluffly sideburned explorers and scientists of the period must have enjoyed, like Darwin, the luxury of wealth. But none ... «Telegraph.co.uk, Mar 15»
2
Der Fliegende Holländer, Covent Garden, review: 'darkly impressive'
Peter Rose presented a bluffly venal Daland, Michael König was a sweet-toned Erik, and a beefed-up Ed Lyon made a strong mark as the ... «Telegraph.co.uk, Feb 15»
3
Wax Stag - II
Its double-time keys riff is still bluffly complex - you can still guess the points at which a wider panorama will emerge almost to the bar - and yet, ... «The 405, Feb 15»
4
Lunch with the FT: Marc Andreessen
... the position of minorities and women are obviously things Andreessen has thought about, he is bluffly dismissive of too much hand-wringing. «Financial Times, Jan 15»
5
The CIA's Secret Killers
“There are two other techniques,” Bill's friend concluded bluffly, which “require no special equipment beside a strong arm and the will to do ... «CounterPunch, Dec 14»
6
Steph and Dom Meet Nigel Farage, Channel 4: TV review - Farage …
“I have to say, I didn't vote purely and simply because I forgot,” he announced bluffly while lighting Farage's cigarette. Ah, but wait; was it all a ... «The Independent, Dec 14»
7
'The Theory of Everything' is a love story
Despite the warnings of his father (Simon McBurney, bluffly intelligent) and Jane's mother (Emily Watson), the couple weds and has children, ... «Boston Globe, Nov 14»
8
Londoners Diary: Spirit of punk lives on
In demand: Alamuddin is after one of our Elgin marble torsos Mayor Boris Johnson responded by bluffly declaring that “someone urgently ... «Evening Standard, Oct 14»
9
Fine Gael farce at Fota as bash turns into slap-happy event
... it's about frontline staff and it's about patients and it's about our health services which affect all of us,” the health minister bluffly announced. «Irish Examiner, Sep 14»
10
Mark Lawson on the ghostwriter who popularised the misery memoir
On this evidence, that voice is bluffly clubbable – publishers are “such august folk”; a book “has sailed out into the world” – but culturally ... «New Statesman, Jul 14»

REFERENCE
« EDUCALINGO. Bluffly [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-en/bluffly>. May 2024 ».
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