forthright
adjectiveDirect and candid in expression.
Direct and candid
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Clear all filtersDirect and candid in expression.
Direct and candid
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Open, sincere, and direct in expressing what one thinks.
Openly candid
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The complete range of something.
Directly relevant to the matter being discussed.
Pleasure or satisfaction from fulfilling a desire.
Made stale or unoriginal through excessive use.
Stale through overuse
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Challenging established beliefs, traditions, or admired institutions.
Entirely clean or free from flaws.
To destroy, especially by fire, or offer as a sacrifice.
Essential or urgently necessary.
A possible consequence or a meaning suggested without being stated directly.
Suggested meaning
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Understood or suggested without being stated directly.
To suggest or communicate something indirectly.
A failure to meet a need or standard, or a deficiency that causes such a failure.
Insufficient in amount, quality, or ability for a particular purpose.
Insufficient for the purpose
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Made unable to function or act normally.
Required as a duty or responsibility.
Required as a duty
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Giving in to a desire or allowing oneself a pleasure.
A conclusion reached from evidence or reasoning rather than stated directly.
The willingness and ability to begin useful action without waiting to be directed.
Readiness to begin action
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An authoritative command, especially an order issued by a court.
An indirect suggestion, usually unfavorable or insulting.
Unfavorable indirect suggestion
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To suggest something indirectly, often something unfavorable.
An indirect suggestion, often one that is insulting or unfavorable.
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