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outspoken

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out·spo·ken  (out-spkn)
v.
Past participle of outspeak.
adj.
1. Spoken without reserve; candid.
2. Frank and unreserved in speech. See Synonyms at frank1.

out·spoken·ly adv.
out·spoken·ness n.

outspoken [ˌaʊtˈspəʊkən]
adj
1. candid or bold in speech
2. said or expressed with candour or boldness
outspokenness  n
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Adj.1.outspokenoutspoken - given to expressing yourself freely or insistently; "outspoken in their opposition to segregation"; "a vocal assembly"
communicatory, communicative - able or tending to communicate; "was a communicative person and quickly told all she knew"- W.M.Thackeray
2.outspoken - 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"
direct - straightforward in means or manner or behavior or language or action; "a direct question"; "a direct response"; "a direct approach"

outspoken
adjective forthright, open, free, direct, frank, straightforward, blunt, explicit, downright, candid, upfront (informal), unequivocal, undisguised, plain-spoken, unreserved, unconcealed, unceremonious, free-spoken, straight from the shoulder (informal), undissembling He was an outspoken critic of apartheid.
reserved, diplomatic, gracious, reticent, judicious, tactful
Translations
outspoken [aʊtˈspəʊkən] ADJ [criticism] → franco, abierto; [opponent, critic] → declarado
to be outspokenser muy franco, no tener pelos en la lengua

outspoken [ˌaʊtˈspəʊkən] adj [person] → franc*(franche); [statement] → sans détour; [critic] → véhément(e)
clear, outspoken statements → des déclarations claires, sans détour
an outspoken critic of the Prime Minister → un critique véhément du Premier ministre

outspoken
adj person, criticism, speech, bookfreimütig; attack, remarkdirekt; answerfreimütig, unverblümt; he is outspokener nimmt kein Blatt vor den Mund; there was no need for you to be so outspokenso deutlich hättest du nicht zu sein brauchen

outspoken [ˌaʊtˈspəʊkn] adjfranco/a, senza peli sulla lingua (fam)
outspoken [ˌaʊtˈspəʊkn] adjfranco/a, senza peli sulla lingua (fam)

outspoken
adj outspoken [autˈspoukən]
saying exactly what one thinks She's a very outspoken person. reguit, uitgesproke, vrymoedig صَريح، يقول ما يَشْعُر به открит přímočarý åbenhjertig freimütig ευθύς, ειλικρινής franco, atrevido otsekohene رک گو suorasanainen qui ne mâche pas ses mots בוֹטֶה, גָלוּי स्पष्टवादी, मुखर otvoren, iskren szókimondó terus terang berorður, hreinskilinn esplicito, schietto 率直な 솔직한 tiesmukas atklāts; tiešs bersifat terus terang vrijmoedig freidig, åpenhjertig szczery franco sincer прямой, откровенный priamočiary odkrit otvoren rättfram, öppenhjärtig, frispråkig พูดจาเปิดเผย açık sözlü, dobra 坦率直言的 відвертий, щирий صاف گو trực tính

outspoken صريح přímočarý frimodig freimütig ντόμπρος franco suorapuheinen franc bez dlake na jeziku diretto 遠慮のない 솔직한 openhartig frimodig szczery franco искренний frispråkig พูดจาเปิดเผย açık sözlü thẳng thắn 坦率直言的


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With an inward agony, with a flaming, outspoken revolt against the ways of Nature, she witnessed the scene of torture.
All pleasures palled upon me; all sights tantalized and tempted me to outspoken treason, because I could not but compare what I saw in Two Dimensions with what it really was if seen in Three, and could hardly refrain from making my comparisons aloud.
I believe I'm honest, monsieur, but, to be outspoken, I've had several trades.
 
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