Adjective : a big, bluff, generous man. ,a bluff, precipitous headland. From Dictionary.com.
“Lonely, eh?” she mused, abrupt and bluffly kind as. From Wordnik.com. [Our Mr. Wrenn] Reference
"Nonsense," said Hornblower, as bluffly as he could manage. From Wordnik.com. [Hornblower And The Hotspur]
He disliked Melbourne Smith intensely but hid it well under a bluffly hearty manner. From Wordnik.com. [The Elvis Latte] Reference
"I never said so, sir," cried the captain bluffly. From Wordnik.com. [Old Gold The Cruise of the "Jason" Brig] Reference
"Lonely, eh?" she mused, abrupt and bluffly kind as. From Wordnik.com. [Our Mr. Wrenn: The Romantic Adventures of a Gentle Man] Reference
"Water, sir: lots of it," said the captain bluffly. From Wordnik.com. [Old Gold The Cruise of the "Jason" Brig] Reference
"You go 'tend to something else," he ordered bluffly. From Wordnik.com. [The Rainy Day Railroad War] Reference
"None, your Royal Highness," said the soldier bluffly. From Wordnik.com. [In Honour's Cause A Tale of the Days of George the First] Reference
"Nonsense, me dear Molly," said Mr. McEachern bluffly. From Wordnik.com. [The Gem Collector] Reference
"O, she's the one all right," insisted Hapgood bluffly. From Wordnik.com. [Ethel Morton's Enterprise] Reference
The farmer added bluffly: 'Old Lawyer Charlworth was rich. From Wordnik.com. [Complete Project Gutenberg Works of George Meredith] Reference
"Have you no tongue, eh?" bluffly demanded the old sailor. From Wordnik.com. [Ishmael In the Depths] Reference
"Well, what're you all bowed up about?" he enquired bluffly. From Wordnik.com. [Rimrock Jones] Reference
"Well, I shall hear what you decide to do," he said, bluffly. From Wordnik.com. [Will Warburton] Reference
"Well, that's very kind of you, sir," said the captain bluffly. From Wordnik.com. [Jack at Sea All Work and no Play made him a Dull Boy] Reference
"Burning out the hornets 'nest, sir," said the lieutenant bluffly. From Wordnik.com. [Hunting the Skipper The Cruise of the "Seafowl" Sloop] Reference
"It's the thing I'd swear to mysel '," her father answered bluffly. From Wordnik.com. [T. Tembarom] Reference
"Bearded lady at a fair, I should think," said the skipper bluffly. From Wordnik.com. [The Skipper's Wooing, and The Brown Man's Servant] Reference
"Good-bye!" he cried, nodding bluffly at the three as one, and fled. From Wordnik.com. [Ordeal of Richard Feverel — Complete] Reference
"And if they did they would come all the same," said Roberts bluffly. From Wordnik.com. [Fix Bay'nets The Regiment in the Hills] Reference
"You shall do no such thing, Mr. Moodie," said Hollingsworth bluffly. From Wordnik.com. [The Blithedale Romance] Reference
"Can't see you to-night, Zerrilla," he said bluffly, but not unkindly. From Wordnik.com. [The Rise of Silas Lapham] Reference
"By to-morrow morning would do for me, sir," said the captain bluffly. From Wordnik.com. [Old Gold The Cruise of the "Jason" Brig] Reference
"Hello thar, Rimmy!" he rumbled bluffly as the horseman waved his hand. From Wordnik.com. [Rimrock Jones] Reference
"Sit down -- sit down," he said bluffly, motioning her back to her seat. From Wordnik.com. [Aladdin of London or, Lodestar] Reference
"Oh, you need not study about the men, Sir John," said the captain bluffly. From Wordnik.com. [Jack at Sea All Work and no Play made him a Dull Boy] Reference
"Come in, come in, Abner," he said, bluffly, and he led the way into his office. From Wordnik.com. [The Love Story of Abner Stone] Reference
"So you have told us at least twice before, brother," quoth the Captain, bluffly. From Wordnik.com. [The Caxtons — Complete] Reference
"Come, come, old chap," the Northerner said bluffly, tapping him on the shoulder. From Wordnik.com. [The Littlest Rebel] Reference
The friendly demeanour of the great man cheered the prisoner and he answered bluffly. From Wordnik.com. [If I Were King] Reference
"What are all these men doing here?" demanded the good surgeon, turning bluffly round. From Wordnik.com. [The King's Highway] Reference
"I am busy at this moment," replied Henry bluffly; "but what is it you would say to me?". From Wordnik.com. [Windsor Castle] Reference
Accustomed to say of himself bluffly, "Yes, yes; I've. From Wordnik.com. [The Country House] Reference
"Why," bluffly declared Leander, "I be a-runnin 'away from you-uns. An'. From Wordnik.com. [The Moonshiners At Hoho-Hebee Falls 1895] Reference
Why are you preventing my orders being carried out? "asked the Prince bluffly. From Wordnik.com. [Hurricane Island] Reference
Aloud he said bluffly, "'Tis well to be a girl, to have all made smooth for one. From Wordnik.com. [The Heiress of Wyvern Court] Reference
"You don't know my ways," he went on bluffly, "but say, you don't need to be afraid. From Wordnik.com. [Rimrock Jones] Reference
Still wearing that ear-thing? "he demanded bluffly and she flushed and drew her lips tight. From Wordnik.com. [Rimrock Jones] Reference
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