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plain-spoken
plain-spo·ken
/
ˈpleɪnˈspoʊ
kən
/
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pleyn
-
spoh
-k
uh
n
]
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adjective
1.
candid; frank;
blunt
.
2.
using simple, direct
language
:
a plain-spoken politician.
Origin:
1670–80
Synonyms
direct, open, forthright.
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plain-spoken
—
adj
candid; frank; blunt
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 10th Edition
2009 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins
Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009
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Plain-spoken
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bezoar
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ort
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an arrangement of five objects, as trees, in a square or rectangle, one at each corner and one in the middle.
a screen or mat covered with a dark material for shielding a camera lens from excess light or glare.
a scrap or morsel of food left at a meal.
a calculus or concretion found in the stomach or intestines of certain animals, esp. ruminants, formerly reputed to be an effective remedy for poison.
the offspring of a zebra and a donkey.
a scrap or morsel of food left at a meal.
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Etymonline
Word Origin & History
plain-spoken
1670s, from
plain
(adj.).
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper
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