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ˈplain-ˌspeaking, n. and a. a. n. Plainness of speech, candour, frankness. b. adj. That speaks plainly or without reserve; = next. a.1849E. A. Poe in Southern Lit. Messenger July 416/1 As for American letters, plain-speaking about them is..needed. 1852Roget Thesaurus §703 Candour, sincerity,..plain speaking. 1864Webster, Plain-speaking, plainness of speech, frankness, candor. b.1884Athenæum 9 Feb. 178/3 ‘The Algerines are a company of rogues’, remarked a plain-speaking Dey. |