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straightforward

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from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.

  • adjective Honest and frank: synonym: frank.
  • adjective Free from ambiguity or pretense; plain and open.
  • adjective Easy to accomplish, identify, or understand; not complicated, uncertain, or involved.
  • adjective Proceeding in a straight course; direct.
  • adverb In a direct course or an honest manner.

from The Century Dictionary.

  • Direct; leading directly forward or onward.
  • Characterized by uprightness, honesty, or frankness; honest; frank; open; without deviation or prevarication: as, a straightforward course; a straightforward person, character, or answer.
  • Directly forward; right ahead.

from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.

  • adjective Proceeding in a straight course or manner; not deviating; honest; frank.

from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.

  • adjective Proceeding in a straight course or manner; not deviating; honest; frank.
  • adverb In a straightforward manner.

from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.

  • adjective free from ambiguity
  • adjective without concealment or deception; honest
  • adjective without evasion or compromise
  • adjective pointed directly ahead

Etymologies

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From straight + forward.

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