Antonyms for plain-spoken

Grammar : Adj

Spell : pleyn-spoh-kuhn

Phonetic Transcription : ˈpleɪnˈspoʊ kən

Definition of plain-spoken

Origin : 1670s, from plain (adj.) + spoken.

As in outspoken : adj explicit, unreserved
As in transparent : adj obvious, understandable
As in bluff : adj abrupt
As in blunt : adj straightforward
As in plainspoken : adj frank
As in straight-from-the-shoulder : adj frank
As in straight-out : adj frank
As in straight-shooting : adj frank
As in frank : adj completely honest

Example sentences :

Mr. Froud had listened open-mouthed to this plain-spoken homily.
Extract from : « The Golden Shoemaker » by J. W. Keyworth

With a gasp the secretary thought: 'I knew that was a plain-spoken man!'
Extract from : « Five Tales » by John Galsworthy

He is gone; I knew he could not withstand my plain-spoken truths.
Extract from : « Little Journeys to the Homes of the Great, Vol. 13 » by Elbert Hubbard

Phyllis found Mrs. Thorpe could be plain-spoken as well as kind.
Extract from : « Old Valentines » by Munson Aldrich Havens

Her plain-spoken friend was sitting on her bed in a kimono as the girl came in.
Extract from : « Tam O' The Scoots » by Edgar Wallace

Otherwise, he might not have been so plain-spoken with his creditor.
Extract from : « The Orange Girl » by Walter Besant

At the same time, he was by no means a flatterer, but ever plain-spoken to bluntness.
Extract from : « The Catholic World; Volume I, Issues 1-6 » by E. Rameur

You always were the dearest and most honest and plain-spoken girl I ever met.
Extract from : « Of High Descent » by George Manville Fenn

People say they like a plain-spoken, honest fellow, who says what he thinks.
Extract from : « Wilson's Tales of the Borders and of Scotland » by Various

It is the recollection of Thompson Benton, her plain-spoken father.
Extract from : « The Mystery of the Locks » by Edgar Watson Howe

Synonyms for plain-spoken

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