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[ pleyn-spoh-kuhn ] / ˈpleɪnˈspoʊ kən / SEE SYNONYMS FOR plain-spoken ON THESAURUS.COM
adjectivecandid; frank; blunt. using simple, direct language: a plain-spoken politician. Origin of plain-spokenFirst recorded in 1670–80 SYNONYMS FOR plain-spokendirect, open, forthright. SEE SYNONYMS FOR plain-spoken ON THESAURUS.COM Words nearby plain-spokenplains grasshopper, Plains Indian, plainsman, Plains of Abraham, plainsong, plain-spoken, plainstones, plain suit, plaint, plaintext, plaintiff Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for plain-spokenTrying to be ordinary, plain-spoken, and spontaneous made it worse. Why Does Everyone Hate Lea Michele?|Tim Teeman|October 9, 2014|DAILY BEAST The president's people are plain-spoken, loyal, and courageous. The Politics of "Patriots"|David Frum|August 9, 2012|DAILY BEAST She's a plain-spoken pol from Toledo who wants to put Wall Street bankers behind bars. Michael Moore's Muse|Liz Goodwin|October 6, 2009|DAILY BEAST If you weren't a plain-spoken and direct young fellow I wouldn't give you that warning. The Foolish Lovers|St. John G. Ervine
I am a plain-spoken man, but I believe in honesty before politeness. The Ape, the Idiot & Other People|W. C. Morrow He commanded a brigade in our garrison town of R. And a kindly chief he was, clear-minded, frank, and plain-spoken. In the Field (1914-1915)|Marcel Dupont Mr. Froud had listened open-mouthed to this plain-spoken homily. The Golden Shoemaker|J. W. Keyworth This plain-spoken Letter King Louis has the benefit of reading overnight. The French Revolution|Thomas Carlyle
British Dictionary definitions for plain-spokenCollins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to plain-spokencandid, blunt, strident, vocal, forthright, straightforward, clear-cut, sincere, honest, easy, matter-of-fact, curt, rude, trenchant, outspoken, explicit, brusque, guileless, naive, short |