Straight-spoken

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• Straight

  ·adj A variant of Strait, ·adj. II. Straight ·vt To <<Straighten>>. III. Straight ·superl Unmixed;...

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• straight

  See strait ...

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• Spoken

  ·p.p. of <<Speak>>. II. Spoken ·adj Uttered in speech; delivered by word of mouth; oral; as, a spok...

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• Straight-joint

  ·adj Having straight joints. II. Straight-joint ·adj In the United States, applied to planking or f...

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• Straight-lined

  ·adj Having straight lines. ...

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• Straight-out

  ·adj Acting without concealment, obliquity, or compromise; hence, unqualified; thoroughgoing. ...

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• Straight-pight

  ·adj Straight in form or upright in position; erect. ...

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• Faair-spoken

  ·adj Using fair speech, or uttered with fairness; bland; civil; courteous; plausible. ...

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• Foul-spoken

  ·adj Using profane, scurrilous, slanderous, or obscene language. ...

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• Free-spoken

  ·adj Accustomed to speak without reserve. ...

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• Plain-spoken

  ·adj Speaking with plain, unreserved sincerity; also, spoken sincerely; as, plain-spoken words. ...

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• Pretty-spoken

  ·adj Spoken or speaking prettily. ...

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• Short-spoken

  ·adj Speaking in a quick or short manner; hence, gruff; curt. ...

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• Smooth-spoken

  ·adj Speaking smoothly; plausible; flattering; smooth-tongued. ...

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• Soft-spoken

  ·adj Speaking softly; having a mild or gentle voice; hence, mild; affable. ...

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• Well-spoken

  ·adj Spoken with propriety; as, well-spoken words. II. Well-spoken ·adj Speaking well; speaking wit...

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• straight of breadth

  The space before and abaft the dead-flat, in which the ship is of the same uniform breadth as at the...

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• Straight Frying Pan Alley

  In Great Wood Street (P.C. 1732). Not named in the maps. ...

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• straight as a loon's leg

  is a common simile in New England. They were puzzled with the accounts; but I saw through it in a m...

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