Abluster

//əˈblʌs.tɚ// adv

adv ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Adverb
  1. 1
    With bluster; loudly or ostentatiously. not-comparable

    ""Cer—" began Hunnewell, and then leaped to his feet, all abluster with temper and uncertainty."

Example

More examples

""Cer—" began Hunnewell, and then leaped to his feet, all abluster with temper and uncertainty."

Etymology

From a- + bluster.

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