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PLAINSPOKEN
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I. (adjective)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Characterized by directness in manner or speech; without subtlety or evasion
Example:
a point-blank accusation
Synonyms:
blunt; candid; forthright; frank; free-spoken; outspoken; plainspoken; point-blank; straight-from-the-shoulder
Classified under:
Similar:
direct (straightforward in means or manner or behavior or language or action)
Sense 2
Meaning:
Using simple and direct language
Example:
a plainspoken country doctor
Classified under:
Similar:
unrhetorical (not rhetorical)