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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") 



plainspoken definition