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candid
adjective
Speaking or expressing something openly and honestly.
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The Last Chair in the Orchestra · paragraph 3Speaking or expressing something openly and honestly.
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Her candid assessment included the part of the design she had misjudged.
She gave a candid account of an error in the timetable.
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