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Synonyms for plainspoken


Grammar : Adj
Spell : pleyn-spoh-kuhn
Phonetic Transcription : ˈpleɪnˈspoʊ kən

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Définition of plainspoken

Origin :
  • 1670s, from plain (adj.) + spoken.
  • adj frank
Example sentences :
  • He had been a lover of the good, old, plainspoken stamp, about whom there had been no mistake.
  • Extract from : « The Claverings » by Anthony Trollope
  • Abdallah made a sign to the ferret-faced youth, and the latter fell back from the plainspoken major.
  • Extract from : « The Young Continentals at Bunker Hill » by John T. McIntyre
  • This undoubtedly was a bitter attack, and the plainspoken words used must have wounded Lowe intensely.
  • Extract from : « The Tragedy of St. Helena » by Walter Runciman

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