straight-from-the-shoulder English

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straight-from-the-shoulder

— adjective (= blunt, candid, forthright, frank, outspoken, plainspoken, point-blank) 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

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straight-from-the-shoulder English » English

plainspoken

blunt

point-blank

outspoken

free-spoken

frank

forthright

candid

unpersuasive

straightforward