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plainspoken |
Overview of adj plainspoken The adj plainspoken has 2 senses (no senses from tagged texts) 1. plainspoken -- (using simple and direct language; "a plainspoken country doctor") 2. blunt, candid, forthright, frank, free-spoken, outspoken, plainspoken, point-blank -- (characterized by disconcerting 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") Antonyms of adj plainspoken 2 senses of plainspoken Sense 1 plainspoken INDIRECT (VIA unrhetorical) -> rhetorical Sense 2 blunt, candid, forthright, frank, free-spoken, outspoken, plainspoken, point-blank INDIRECT (VIA direct) -> indirect Similarity of adj plainspoken 2 senses of plainspoken Sense 1 plainspoken => unrhetorical (vs. rhetorical) Sense 2 blunt, candid, forthright, frank, free-spoken, outspoken, plainspoken, point-blank => direct (vs. indirect) Attributes of adj plainspoken Familiarity of adj plainspoken plainspoken used as an adjective is rare (polysemy count = 2) Grep of adj plainspoken plainspoken Overview of adj plainspoken The adj plainspoken has 2 senses (no senses from tagged texts) 1. plainspoken -- (using simple and direct language; "a plainspoken country doctor") 2. blunt, candid, forthright, frank, free-spoken, outspoken, plainspoken, point-blank -- (characterized by disconcerting 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")
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