plainspoken
plainspoken · more plainspoken · most plainspoken
Speaking in a forthright mannerSpeaking in a forthright manner.
» I'm a plainspoken man.
Я прямолинейный человек.
Meaning
1 sensesSpeaking in a forthright manner.
He was a plainspoken fellow with plenty of amazing stories to tell.
More definitions
- using simple and direct language
- characterized by directness in manner or speech; without subtlety or evasion
Examples
1 sentencesI'm a plainspoken man.
ruЯ прямолинейный человек.
Translations
2 languagesOrigin
From plain + spoken.From plain + spoken.
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Forms
more plainspoken, most plainspoken| Comparative | more plainspoken Lesson |
|---|---|
| Superlative | most plainspoken Lesson |
regular
Synonyms
8 synonymsClose in meaning
- characterized by directness in manner or speech; without subtlety or evasion:bluntcandidforthrightfrankfree-spokenoutspokenpoint-blankstraight-from-the-shoulder
Word family
7 related wordsLessons for this word
2 lessons- A2Comparatives — Because it has a comparative form
- A2Superlatives — Because it has a superlative form