Found 2 hits - Term: plainspoken, Database: *, Strategy: exact
- [1] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
plain-spoken \plain"-spo`ken\, a.
speaking with plain, unreserved sincerity; also, spoken
sincerely; as, plain-spoken words. --dryden.
1913 webster
- [2] : WordNet (r) 2.0
plainspoken
adj 1: using simple and direct language; "a plainspoken country
doctor"
2: characterized by directness in manner or speech; without
subtlety or evasion; "blunt talking and straight
shooting"; "a blunt new england farmer"; "i gave them my
candid opinion"; "forthright criticism"; "a forthright
approach to the problem"; "tell me what you think--and you
may just as well be frank"; "it is possible to be
outspoken without being rude"; "plainspoken and to the
point"; "a point-blank accusation" syn: blunt, candid,
forthright, frank, free-spoken, outspoken, point-blank,
straight-from-the-shoulder
see also:
blunt candid forthright frank free-spoken outspoken
point-blank straight-from-the-shoulder
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