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plainspoken
adjective
()
characterized by directness in manner or speech; without subtlety or evasion
Synonyms:
blunt
,
candid
,
forthright
,
frank
, free-spoken,
outspoken
, point-blank, straight-from-the-shoulder,
Examples:
Plainspoken and to the point.
plainspoken
adjective
()
using simple and direct language
Examples:
A plainspoken country doctor.
Words Related to
plainspoken
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forthright
,
candid
,
blunt
,
outspoken
,
frank
,
direct
,
free-spoken
,
point-blank
,
unrhetorical
,
folksy
,
unpretentious
,
eloquent
,
gruff
,
affable
,
taciturn
,
personable
,
laconic
,
acerbic
,
easygoing
,
wry
,
brash
,
unsentimental
,
brusque
,
approachable
,
witty
,
erudite
,
likable
,
thoughtful
,
pragmatic
,
garrulous
,
pithy
,
amiable
,
sardonic
,
unshowy
,
forceful
,
likeable
,
dispassionate
,
loquacious
,
empathetic
,
deadpan
,
humorous
,
flinty
,
urbane
,
earthy
,
genial
,
steely
,
avuncular
,
pugnacious
,
irascible
,
unassuming
,
unexcitable
,
combative
,
glib
,
gregarious
,
articulate
,
droll
,
grandmotherly
,
lincolnesque
,
stoic
,
abrasive
,
jocular
,
drawling
,
populist
,
unflashy
,
opinionated
,
charismatic
,
owlish
,
unabashed
,
boyish
,
debonair
,
unemotional
,
undemonstrative
,
equanimous
,
professorial
,
schoolmarmish
,
cantankerous
,
uncompromising
,
diffident
,
uninflected
,
unvarnished
,
suave
,
brusk
,
charming
,
insouciant
,
unquotable
,
curmudgeonly
,
courtly
,
feisty
,
brassy
,
countrified
,
straightlaced
,
praiseful
,
soulful
,
hemingwayesque
,
sassy
,
slangy
,
flamboyant
,
imperturbable
,
iconoclastic
,
grandfatherly
,
plainspoken
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