Bluff
Bluff adjective - Being or characterized by direct, brief, and potentially rude speech or manner.
Usage example: he's a bluff but good-hearted teacher
Open is a synonym for bluff in abrupt topic. In some cases you can use "Open" instead an adjective "Bluff", when it comes to topics like hearty, plain-spoken.
Open
Open adjective - Free in expressing one's true feelings and opinions.
Usage example: a talkative and open child who tells people more than they want to know
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Both words in one sentence
- Affably Evil: Hild may rule Hell but she appears to have developed a liking to Jago due to his bluff and open nature.
Source: Fan Fic / Ah! Archfall! - His captors test him by asking him the combination: he is forced to bluff and say "It's open".
Source: Accidental Truth -
Not with the Safety on, You Won't: "Dragon's Claw" has the Fourth Doctor use this to bluff his gun-wielding foe while he gets a door open with his Sonic Screwdriver.
Source: Magazine / Doctor Who Magazine
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