from
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006)
plainspoken
adj 1: using simple and direct language; "a plainspoken country
doctor"
2: characterized by 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" [syn: {blunt}, {candid}, {forthright}, {frank},
{free-spoken}, {outspoken}, {plainspoken}, {point-blank},
{straight-from-the-shoulder}]