"bluffable" meaning in English

See bluffable in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

Forms: more bluffable [comparative], most bluffable [superlative]
Etymology: From bluff + -able. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|bluff|able}} bluff + -able Head templates: {{en-adj}} bluffable (comparative more bluffable, superlative most bluffable)
  1. Capable of being bluffed. Derived forms: unbluffable
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