plainspoken

plainspoken
adjective
1. using simple and direct language
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a plainspoken country doctor

• Similar to: ↑unrhetorical
2. characterized by directness in manner or speech; without subtlety or evasion
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blunt talking and straight shooting

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a blunt New England farmer

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I gave them my candid opinion

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forthright criticism

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a forthright approach to the problem

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tell me what you think—and you may just as well be frank

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it is possible to be outspoken without being rude

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plainspoken and to the point

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a point-blank accusation

• Syn:
• Similar to: ↑direct
• Derivationally related forms: ↑outspokenness (for: ↑outspoken), ↑frankness (for: ↑frank), ↑forthrightness (for: ↑forthright), ↑candidness (for: ↑candid), ↑bluntness (for: ↑blunt)

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\\ˈ ̷ ̷| ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷\ adjective
Etymology: plain (VI) + spoken
: characterized by candor : frank, straightforward

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