PLAINSPOKEN as ADJECTIVE

1. Meaning
   • characterized by directness in manner or speech
   • without subtlety or evasion
   Synonym(s)
   • blunt (what does blunt mean?)
   • candid (what does candid mean?)
   • forthright (what does forthright mean?)
   • frank (what does frank mean?)
   • free-spoken (what does free-spoken mean?)
   • outspoken (what does outspoken mean?)
   • point-blank (what does point-blank mean?)
   • straight-from-the-shoulder (what does straight-from-the-shoulder mean?)
   Usage Example(s)
   • 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 wh
   Similar To
   • direct (what does direct mean?)
2. Meaning
   • using simple and direct language
   Usage Example(s)
   • a plainspoken country doctor
   Similar To
   • unrhetorical (what does unrhetorical mean?)