Bluffly
Bluffly adverb - In a blunt direct manner.
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Synonyms for Bluffly
Elliptically and bluffly are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Elliptically" instead an adverb "Bluffly".
Elliptically
Elliptically adverb - In a few words.
Usage example: the characters in Harold Pinter's plays speak elliptically leaving much of the meaning to be conveyed by the frequent, lengthy pauses
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Synonyms for Elliptically
Bluffly and elliptically are semantically related. You can use "Bluffly" instead an adverb "Elliptically".
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Related pairs
- abruptly and bluffly
- abruptly and elliptically
- shortly and bluffly
- shortly and elliptically
- briefly and bluffly
- briefly and elliptically
- brusquely and bluffly
- brusquely and elliptically
- bluntly and bluffly
- bluntly and elliptically
- concisely and bluffly
- concisely and elliptically
- compactly and bluffly
- compactly and elliptically
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