Define the word free-spoken"Free-spoken" gcide "The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48"
Free-spoken \Free"-spo`ken\, a.
Accustomed to speak without reserve; willing to speak out
without subtlety. --Bacon.
Syn: bluff, blunt, candid, frank, outspoken, plainspoken,
point-blank.
[1913 Webster + WordNet 1.5] -- Free"-spo`ken*ness, n.
[1913 Webster]
"free-spoken" wn "WordNet (r) 2.0"
free-spoken
adj : 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" [syn: blunt, candid, forthright, frank,
outspoken, plainspoken, point-blank, straight-from-the-shoulder]
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