Hypertext Webster Gateway: "plainspoken"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Plain-spoken \Plain"-spo`ken\, a.
Speaking with plain, unreserved sincerity; also, spoken
sincerely; as, plain-spoken words. --Dryden.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
plainspoken
adj 1: using simple and direct language; "a plainspoken country
doctor"
2: characterized by disconcerting 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}]
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