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1Plain-spoken — Plain spo ken, a. Speaking with plain, unreserved sincerity; also, spoken sincerely; as, plain spoken words. Dryden. [1913 Webster] …
2plain-spoken — [plān′spō′kən] adj. speaking or spoken plainly or frankly plain spokenness n …
3plain-spoken — 1670s, from PLAIN (Cf. plain) (adj.) …
4plain-spoken — index straightforward Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …
5plain-spoken — adjective saying what you think directly and honestly but without being rude …
6plain-spoken — also plainspoken ADJ GRADED (approval) If you say that someone is plain spoken, you mean that they say exactly what they think, even when they know that what they say may not please other people. ...a plain spoken American full of scorn for pomp… …
7plain-spoken — /playn spoh keuhn/, adj. 1. candid; frank; blunt. 2. using simple, direct language: a plain spoken politician. [1670 80] Syn. direct, open, forthright. * * * …
8plain-spoken — adjective he s not being rude, he s just plain spoken Syn: candid, frank, outspoken, forthright, direct, honest, truthful, open, blunt, straightforward, explicit, unequivocal, unambiguous, not afraid to call a spade a spade, tell it like it is;… …
9plain-spoken — plain′ spo′ken adj. candid; frank; blunt • Etymology: 1670–80 …
10plain spoken — Synonyms and related words: Spartan, articulate, artless, ascetic, austere, bald, bare, bluff, blunt, broad, brusque, candid, common, commonplace, direct, downright, dry, dull, eloquent, explicit, forthright, frank, frankhearted, free, free hand …
