straight-from-the-shoulder 1
adjectivedomain: all adj
Princeton WordNet [ver.3.1]
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EnglishDefinition
characterized by directness in manner or speech; without subtlety or evasion
Examples
- 1.a blunt New England farmer
- 2.a point-blank accusation
- 3.forthright criticism
- 4.it is possible to be outspoken without being rude
- 5.a forthright approach to the problem
- 6.plainspoken and to the point
- 7.blunt talking and straight shooting
- 8.I gave them my candid opinion
- 9.tell me what you think--and you may just as well be frank
Synonyms
- blunt 3
characterized by directness in manner or speech; without subtlety or evasion
- candid 1
characterized by directness in manner or speech; without subtlety or evasion
- forthright 1
characterized by directness in manner or speech; without subtlety or evasion
- frank 1
characterized by directness in manner or speech; without subtlety or evasion
- free-spoken 1
characterized by directness in manner or speech; without subtlety or evasion
- outspoken 2
characterized by directness in manner or speech; without subtlety or evasion
- plainspoken 2
characterized by directness in manner or speech; without subtlety or evasion
- point-blank 1
characterized by directness in manner or speech; without subtlety or evasion
