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Synonyms for outspoken


Grammar : Adj
Spell : out-spoh-kuhn
Phonetic Transcription : ˈaʊtˈspoʊ kən

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Définition of outspoken

Origin :
  • "given to speaking freely," 1808, originally Scottish, from out (adv.) + spoken. "The pa. pple. has here a resultant force, as in 'well spoken', 'well read'." [OED]. Related: Outspokenly; outspokenness.
  • adj explicit, unreserved
Example sentences :
  • He had not been outspoken, it is true, and herein lay one of the dangers.
  • Extract from : « Ester Ried Yet Speaking » by Isabella Alden
  • Had the outspoken Lady Pen said anything about her hair, she wondered.
  • Extract from : « Jan and Her Job » by L. Allen Harker
  • When Mary read this portion of the letter to her Uncle Shadrach his scorn was outspoken.
  • Extract from : « Mary-'Gusta » by Joseph C. Lincoln
  • I had to be a little—just a little—you see—you know, outspoken, or—you know what I mean.
  • Extract from : « A Forest Hearth: A Romance of Indiana in the Thirties » by Charles Major
  • Father Ryan is candid, truthful, and outspoken, and commands respect.
  • Extract from : « Ireland as It Is » by Robert John Buckley (AKA R.J.B.)
  • He was but the heart-broken jester now, impulsive, outspoken.
  • Extract from : « Mixed Faces » by Roy Norton
  • He had for the first time to affirm his will in the face of outspoken opposition.
  • Extract from : « Lord Jim » by Joseph Conrad
  • He describes Lever as being too fond of display and too outspoken.
  • Extract from : « Charles Lever, His Life in His Letters, Vol. I (of II) » by Edmund Downey
  • All his talk today struck me as being straightforward and outspoken.
  • Extract from : « Out of the Depths » by Robert Ames Bennet
  • He still manifested an outspoken dislike for "intriguing fellows."
  • Extract from : « The Point Of Honor » by Joseph Conrad

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