plainspoken

Words with a similar base: plainspoken

'plainspoken'

[plainspoken.s.01] as in: using simple and direct language

'plainspoken'

[blunt.s.03] as in: characterized by directness in manner or speech; without subtlety or evasion

Examples:
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

Origins

					plainspoken (English)
├── plain (English)
│   ├── plain (Old French (842-ca. 1400))
│   │   ├── planum (Latin)
│   │   │   └── planus (Latin)
│   │   │       └── πλάνος (Ancient Greek (to 1453))
│   │   └── plenus (Latin)
│   ├── plainer (Anglo-Norman)
│   └── pleyn (English)
└── spoken (English)

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