not mincing (one's) words
1hard-hitting — adjective a hard hitting ad campaign Syn: uncompromising, blunt, forthright, frank, honest, direct, tough; critical, unsparing, strongly worded, straight talking, pulling no punches, not mincing one s words, not beating around/about the bush …
2South Asian arts — Literary, performing, and visual arts of India, Pakistan, Bangladesh, and Sri Lanka. Myths of the popular gods, Vishnu and Shiva, in the Puranas (ancient tales) and the Mahabharata and Ramayana epics, supply material for representational and… …
3'Allo 'Allo! (series 3) — This article contains episode summaries for the third series of the British Sitcom series Allo Allo!. The series contains six episodes which first aired between 5 December 1986 and 9 January 1987. Series 3 features the last appearance of… …
4List of characters in Tales of the Abyss — Unreferenced|date=December 2006This is a listing of the various characters that are featured in the Namco RPG, Tales of the Abyss. Playable characters Luke fon Fabre Age: 17Height: 171 cm, 67 in, 5 7 Weight: 68 kg, 150 lbsClass: SwordsmanVoiced… …
5Bethmanns and Rothschilds — The two great banking dynasties of Frankfurt am Main were the House of Bethmann and the House of Rothschild. For several decades their affairs were closely intertwined while they carried on a vigorous rivalry. On occasion they would cooperate –… …
6The Dunciad — Alexander Pope The Dunciad /ˈd …
7laconically — la·con·ic (lə kŏn’ĭk) adj. ▸ Using or marked by the use of few words; terse or concise. ╂ [Latin Lacōnicus, Spartan, from Greek Lakōnikos, from Lakōn, a Spartan (from the reputation of the Spartans for brevity of speech).] la·con’i·cal·ly adv.… …
8mince — mincer, n. /mins/, v., minced, mincing, n. v.t. 1. to cut or chop into very small pieces. 2. to soften, moderate, or weaken (one s words), esp. for the sake of decorum or courtesy. 3. to perform or utter with affected elegance. 4. to subdivide… …
9pellucid — adj 1. translucent, glassy, crystalline, vitreous, vitric, vitriform, hyaline; clear, transparent, transpicuous, crystal, crystal clear, diaphanous, see through, limpid. 2. understandable, comprehensible, apprehensible; intelligible, coherent,… …
10RODELL, FRED M. — RODELL, FRED M. (1907–1980), U.S. legal scholar. Rodell, who was born in Philadelphia, served as a special legal adviser to Governor Gifford Pinchot of Pennsylvania until 1933. From then he taught at Yale Law School (professor, 1939–73) for 41… …
