Bluff.
Synonyms:
| abrupt, | brusk, | impolite, | rough, |
| blunt, | coarse, | inconsiderate, | rude, |
| blustering, | discourteous, | open, | uncivil, |
| bold, | frank, | plain-spoken, | unmannerly. |
Bluff is a word of good meaning, as are frank and open. The bluff man talks and laughs loudly and freely, says and does whatever he pleases with fearless good nature, and with no thought of annoying or giving pain to others. The blunt man says things which he is perfectly aware are disagreeable, either from a defiant indifference to others' feelings, or from the pleasure of tormenting.
Antonyms:
bland, courteous, genial, polished, polite, refined, reserved, urbane.