plainspoken

Even the plainspoken is a style, wrested through hard-won technique.

Nowhere’s Vernacular : Ange Mlinko : Harriet the Blog : The Poetry Foundation 2007

Supporters figure that writing in plainspoken speak should help Americans better understand their government.

Bills and laws for federal workers advance Ed O 2010

And of course, criticism that comes in plainspoken – or snarky – terms is the least funnest thing of all.

Community Is Hard. Deal With It. | Her Bad Mother 2008

She was known as a plainspoken city commissioner who sometimes grew impatient when she thought council debates ran needlessly long, which happened more frequently after the city began televising its meetings.

SplicedFeed 2010

I realize I can rub people the wrong way; I tend to be what my stepmother calls "plainspoken" and it's something I continue to work on.

Recent Activity atul4 2010

Jerri is not what I would call a sweetheart, but "plainspoken" is not "villainous."

Tomato Nation Sarah D. Bunting 2010

It’s the first single from Back & Fourth, and the first example of the kind of plainspoken honesty this album offers.

Buzzine » Pete Yorn 2009

Really quite good, managing to be compassionate and plainspoken without soft-peddling or glossing over the complexities of the situation.

do I fall through what I might of been? truepenny 2009

Her sophisticated yet plainspoken songs found favor with the likes of Tom Petty and Emmylou Harris, but it wasn't until 1998's gritty "Car Wheels on a Gravel Road" that she achieved country music acceptance.

The Pop Scene: Around the World in Various Styles Andy Beta 2011

English is a homespun, almost arrogantly plainspoken language.

Howard Kissel: Wagner, Walton and an English Country Lad Howard Kissel 2011