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type | a |
lex_filenum | 00 |
def | straightforward in means or manner or behavior or language or action |
examples | a direct question a direct response a direct approach |
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Also see | honest, honorable |
Derivationally related form | direct → directness |
Antonym | direct → indirect |
Similar to | bluff; blunt, candid, forthright, frank, free-spoken, outspoken, plainspoken, point-blank, straight-from-the-shoulder; brutal; flat-footed; man-to-man; no-nonsense; plain, unvarnished; pointed; square(a), straightforward, straight; upfront |
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Similar to | bluff; blunt, candid, forthright, frank, free-spoken, outspoken, plainspoken, point-blank, straight-from-the-shoulder; brutal; flat-footed; man-to-man; no-nonsense; plain, unvarnished; pointed; square(a), straightforward, straight; upfront |
Antonym | indirect → direct |
Also see | honest, honorable |
Derived from adjective | directly → direct |
Derivationally related form | directness → direct |
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