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plain-spoken
[ pleyn-spoh-kuhn ]
adjective
- candid; frank; blunt.
- using simple, direct language:
a plain-spoken politician.
plain-spoken
adjective
- candid; frank; blunt
Word History and Origins
Origin of plain-spoken1
Example Sentences
A plain-spoken farmer and Montana native who famously lost three of his fingers in a childhood meat-grinding accident, his buzz cut and ample belly make him no one’s idea of a slick, poll-tested politician.
Already collected by fellow artists Cindy Sherman and Kaws, director Sofia Coppola and music mogul Benny Blanco, and having produced two collaborations with Italian fashion house Marni, the plain-spoken ceramist is doing decidedly better than OK.
A simple line, but it brought the house down because of the plain-spoken truth Walz has swiftly become famous for.
The 60-year-old brings with him a folksy, plain-spoken and sharp-tongued approach to taking on the Republican opposition.
Gálvez, a woman who went from a poor Indigenous town to starting her own tech firm, has been the wild card in the race: her plain-spoken, folksy approach has produced both punchy phrases and monumental gaffes.
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