uncandor

If, then, a single ray of good illuminates at some happy moment the dark spirit of these roughs, let it be recorded with that bare, unfledged truth which is so much better a bird than uncandor with the finest of feathers upon him.

The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 07, No. 40, February, 1861 Various

Conscience then laid it upon me to write to the authors and give hopes, or reasons, or tender excuses, and not dismiss any of them with the printed circular that carried insult and despair in the smooth uncandor of its assurance that the contribution in question was not declined necessarily because of a want of merit in it.

Recollections of an Atlantic Editorship 1907

Conscience then laid it upon me to write to the authors and give hopes, or reasons, or tender excuses, and not dismiss any of them with the printed circular that carried insult and despair in the smooth uncandor of its assurance that the contribution in question was not declined necessarily because of a want of merit in it.

Recollections of an Atlantic Editorship 1907

She looked at him in sad reproach of his uncandor.

A Modern Instance William Dean Howells 1878

Fulkerson's conjecturable uncandor while she was in doubt whether her cook would like the kitchen, or her two servants would consent to room together; and till it was decided what school Tom should go to, and whether Bella should have lessons at home or not, the relation which

A Hazard of New Fortunes — Complete William Dean Howells 1878

He had a soreness of heart concerning him; but he could not make sure whether this soreness was grief for his death, or remorse for his own uncandor with him about Dryfoos, or a foreboding of that accounting with his conscience which he knew his wife would now exact of him down to the last minutest particular of their joint and several behavior toward Lindau ever since they had met him in

A Hazard of New Fortunes — Complete William Dean Howells 1878

But while he thought this, and while he could justly blame Fulkerson for Lindau's presence at Dryfoos's dinner, which his zeal had brought about in spite of March's protests, still he could not rid himself of the reproach of uncandor with Lindau.

A Hazard of New Fortunes — Complete William Dean Howells 1878

"I stated a hope, not a fact," he said in meek uncandor.

The Lady of the Aroostook William Dean Howells 1878

His indignation kept him hot in his purpose to suffer any consequence rather than submit to the dictation of a man like Dryfoos; he felt keenly the degradation of his connection with him, and all his resentment of Fulkerson's original uncandor returned; at the same time his heart ached with foreboding.

A Hazard of New Fortunes — Complete William Dean Howells 1878

In repeating his invitation she blamed Burnamy's uncandor so much that

Their Silver Wedding Journey — Complete William Dean Howells 1878