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WordNet (r) 3.0 (2005)

adj
1: using simple and direct language; "a plainspoken country doctor"
2: 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" [syn: blunt, candid, forthright, frank, free-spoken, outspoken, plainspoken, point-blank, straight-from-the-shoulder]

Merriam Webster's

adjective Date: 1678 candid, frank • plainspokenness noun

Collin's Cobuild Dictionary

see plain-spoken