plainspoken meaning

plainspoken as an adjective

1. using simple and direct language
   • a plainspoken country doctor

   Similar: unrhetorical

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

   Synonyms: blunt, candid, forthright, frank, free-spoken, outspoken, point-blank, straight-from-the-shoulder

   Similar: direct

plainspoken in a sentence

• I'm a plainspoken man.