bluffy

English

Etymology

From bluff +‎ -y.

Pronunciation

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Adjective

bluffy (comparative more bluffy, superlative most bluffy)

1. Having bluffs, or bold steep banks.

   bluffy valley

2. tending to be bluff (brusque).
3. (poker) Inclined to bluff; bluffing.
   • 2010, Tri Nguyen, Aaron Davis, The Poker Blueprint:

     The check-raise looks very bluffy (although you know better than to check-raise bluff on these types of boards against stubborn opponents).

References

• “bluffy”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.

Anagrams

• buffly