Bluffly
Directly
Directly adverb - In an honest and direct manner.
Usage example: the instructor deals with her art students very directly, always telling them the plain truth
Mutual synonyms
Related pairs
- straight and bluffly
- straight and directly
- straightforward and bluffly
- straightforward and directly
- plainly and bluffly
- plainly and directly
- abruptly and bluffly
- abruptly and directly
- openly and bluffly
- openly and directly
- frankly and bluffly
- frankly and directly
- candidly and bluffly
- candidly and directly
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