plainspoken

  • (s) using simple and direct language
    • a plainspoken country doctor
  • (s) 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
    candid, forthright, frank, free-spoken, point-blank, straight-from-the-shoulder, outspoken, blunt,

Synonyms

candid forthright frank free-spoken point-blank straight-from-the-shoulder outspoken blunt

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