bluffly

adverb

Definition of blufflynext
as in openly

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for bluffly
  1. plain
  2. frankly
  3. honestly
  4. straight
  5. straightforward
  6. simply
  7. sincerely
Adverb
  • Without further ado, here are the 49 most consequential, competitive and/or just plain interesting ballot measures of 2024.
    Nathaniel Rakich, ABC News, 4 Nov. 2024
  • Usually, the card comes in a plain white envelope from Department of Health and Human Services.
    Diane Omdahl, Forbes, 1 Nov. 2024
Definition of plain
Adverb
  • In our 248 years, the majority of our leadership has been white and male and, frankly, affluent.
    Marianne Schnall, Forbes, 1 Nov. 2024
  • Women and ‘time poverty’ The reality is that many of us are forced to leave mid-career or stop scaling our businesses because juggling parenting and working full-time is exhausting, stressful and, frankly, impossible.
    Blessing Adesiyan, Fortune, 29 Oct. 2024
Definition of frankly
Adverb
  • His chances of a pardon are, honestly, pretty good.
    Victoria Bekiempis, Vulture, 12 Nov. 2024
  • What happened during Covid is, honestly, a little bit too much online shopping.
    Maximilíano Durón, ARTnews.com, 5 Nov. 2024
Definition of honestly
Adverb
  • Vols haven’t scored more than 21 points during their seven-game losing streak against the Bulldogs. — No. 24 Missouri at No. 23 South Carolina: Tigers have won five straight in the series.
    Eric Olson, The Denver Post, 10 Nov. 2024
  • The view is straight down at the North Pole in the center.
    Tom Yulsman, Discover Magazine, 8 Nov. 2024
Definition of straight
Adverb
  • The cinematography morphs from something appropriate for a wacky comedic satire (straightforward) to lurid horror-movie tones; the score follows a similar path.
    Bill Goodykoontz, The Arizona Republic, 15 Oct. 2024
  • Despite seeming straightforward, microwaves aren’t standardized, so finding your machine’s power settings in the first place can be confusing, Chen says.
    Audrey Bruno, SELF, 14 Oct. 2024
Definition of straightforward
Adverb
  • Massive, inflationary government spending, especially spending that smacks of bribery — to buy votes with free stuff — simply does not sit well with most Americans.
    Richard Stacy, The Denver Post, 7 Nov. 2024
  • The weight-loss drug users and doctors whom The Times spoke to for this story all had slightly different takes: staying closer to the starting dose of 0.25 milligrams, cutting down to as low as 0.1 milligrams or simply refraining from injecting the medication every seven days as recommended.
    Jackie Snow, Los Angeles Times, 5 Nov. 2024
Definition of simply
Adverb
  • There’s no governing body doing a universal flex test (although that would be sincerely appreciated).
    Drew Zieff, Outside Online, 11 Oct. 2024
  • Speaking totally sincerely, it wasn’t even aimed at anyone.
    Philip Sherburne, Pitchfork, 25 Oct. 2024
Definition of sincerely
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