• adj.
    ⦿characterized by directness in manner or speech; without subtlety or evasion
    lexical concept
  • I gave them my candid opinion
  • a blunt New England farmer
  • a forthright approach to the problem
  • a point-blank accusation
  • blunt talking and straight shooting
  • forthright criticism
  • it is possible to be outspoken without being rude
  • plainspoken and to the point
  • tell me what you think — and you may just as well be frank

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Lexical context

wn:part of speechadjective satellite
ontolex:lexicalized sense
  1. enl:outspoken
  2. enl:plainspoken
  3. enl:point-blank
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wn:interlingual indexili:i4222
wn:eq synonymdn:ligefrem1§1

Other

skos:is in schemeOpen English WordNet
rdfs:label
  • candidforthrightfrankfree-spokenplainspokenstraight-from-the-shoulder
  • bluntcandidforthrightfrankfree-spokenoutspokenplainspokenpoint-blankstraight-from-the-shoulder