plainspoken

plainspoken
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  • plainspoken — adjective 1. using simple and direct language a plainspoken country doctor • Similar to: ↑unrhetorical 2. characterized by directness in manner or speech; without subtlety or evasion blunt talking and straight shooting a blunt New England farmer… …   Useful english dictionary

  • plainspoken — adjective Speaking plainly or simply. He was a plainspoken fellow with plenty of amazing stories to tell …   Wiktionary

  • plainspoken — plain|spo|ken [ˌpleınˈspəukən US ˈspou ] adj saying exactly what you think, especially in a way that people think is honest rather than rude ▪ a straightforward, plainspoken man …   Dictionary of contemporary English

  • plainspoken — adjective Date: 1678 candid, frank • plainspokenness noun …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • plainspoken — plain·spo·ken (plānʹspōʹkən) adj. Frank; straightforward; blunt.   plainʹspoʹken·ness n. * * * …   Universalium

  • plainspoken — (Roget s Thesaurus II) adjective Manifesting honesty and directness, especially in speech: candid, direct, downright, forthright, frank, honest, ingenuous, man to man, open, straight, straightforward, straight out, unreserved. Informal: straight… …   English dictionary for students

  • plainspoken — see plain spoken …   English dictionary

  • plainspoken — adj. speaks bluntly, expresses himself frankly, speaks honestly, speaks sincerely adj. obvious, evident; honest, frank; speaks bluntly, expresses himself frankly …   English contemporary dictionary

  • plainspoken — adjective saying exactly what you think, especially in a way that people think is honest rather than rude plaintiff / pleIntif/ noun (C) someone who brings a legal action against someone in a court of law; complainant …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

  • List of New York City Ballet 2010 Fall repertory — New York City Ballet dances Winter, Spring and since 2010 Fall seasons each year at the David H. Koch Theater, Lincoln Center, as well as a Summer season at Saratoga Springs and tours; this is the list of ballets with casts for the 2010 Fall… …   Wikipedia

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