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NOUN:
A steep headland, promontory, riverbank, or cliff.
ADJECTIVE:
bluff·er, bluff·est
  1. Rough and blunt but not unkind in manner. See Synonyms at gruff.
  2. Having a broad, steep front.
ETYMOLOGY:
Probably from obsolete Dutch blaf, or Middle Low German blaff, broad

OTHER FORMS:
bluffly(Adverb), bluffness(Noun)


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