| ADJECTIVE | all | plainspoken | using simple and direct language |
|---|---|---|---|
| all | plainspoken, blunt, candid, forthright, frank, free-spoken, outspoken, point-blank, straight-from-the-shoulder | characterized by directness in manner or speech |
| Meaning | Using simple and direct language. | |
|---|---|---|
| Example | "a plainspoken country doctor" | |
| Broader | unrhetorical | not rhetorical |
| Meaning | Characterized by directness in manner or speech; without subtlety or evasion. | |
|---|---|---|
| Example | "plainspoken and to the point" | |
| Synonyms | blunt, candid, forthright, frank, free-spoken, outspoken, point-blank, straight-from-the-shoulder | |
| Broader | direct | Straightforward in means or manner or behavior or language or action |
| Spanish | directo, firme, franco, sincero | |
| Catalan | directe, franc, sincer | |
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