- free-spoken
- adjective Date: 1625 speaking freely ; outspoken
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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] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
free-spoken — [frē′spō′kən] adj. free in expressing opinions; frank; outspoken … English World dictionary
free-spoken — free spokenly, adv. free spokenness, n. /free spoh keuhn/, adj. given to speaking freely or without reserve; frank; outspoken. [1615 25] * * * … Universalium
free-spoken — free′ spo′ken adj. frank; outspoken • Etymology: 1615–25 … From formal English to slang
free spoken — Synonyms and related words: accessible, approachable, articulate, artless, bluff, blunt, broad, brusque, candid, communicative, conversable, demonstrative, direct, downright, effusive, eloquent, expansive, explicit, extroverted, forthright, frank … Moby Thesaurus
free-spoken — I (Roget s IV) modif. Syn. candid, outspoken, blunt; see frank . II (Roget s Thesaurus II) adjective Speaking or spoken without reserve: free, outspoken, vocal. See RESTRAINT … English dictionary for students
free-spoken — /ˈfri spoʊkən/ (say free spohkuhn) adjective given to speaking freely or without reserve. –free spokenness, noun …
free-spoken — adj outspoken, plain spoken, unreserved; frank, open, candid, sincere, unequivocal, honest, ingenuous; blunt, not mincing words, calling a spade a spade; forthright, to the point, direct … A Note on the Style of the synonym finder
free-spoken — adjective archaic speaking candidly and openly … English new terms dictionary
free-spoken — a. Frank, unreserved … New dictionary of synonyms
