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free-spoken

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free-spo·ken (frspkn)
adj.
Candid in expression; outspoken.
free-spoken
adj
speaking frankly or without restraint
free-spokenly  adv
free-spokenness  n
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Adj.1.free-spoken - characterized by directness in manner or speech; without subtlety or evasion; "blunt talking and straight shooting"; "a blunt New England farmer"; "I gave them my candid opinion"; "forthright criticism"; "a forthright approach to the problem"; "tell me what you think--and you may just as well be frank"; "it is possible to be outspoken without being rude"; "plainspoken and to the point"; "a point-blank accusation"
candid, forthright, frank, point-blank, straight-from-the-shoulder, outspoken, plainspoken, blunt
direct - straightforward in means or manner or behavior or language or action; "a direct question"; "a direct response"; "a direct approach"


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She was always a very affable and free-spoken young lady, and very civil behaved.
Sense and Sensibility by Austen, Jane View in context
Quilp glanced at his free-spoken friend with a mingled expression of cunning and dislike, and wringing his hand almost at the same moment, declared that he was an uncommon character and had his warmest esteem.
The Old Curiosity Shop by Dickens, Charles View in context
Far away to the other side of the world as they were, in smoky rooms, and grey medieval courts, they appeared remarkable figures, free-spoken men with whom one could be at ease; incomparably more subtle in emotion than the people here.
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