单词 | direct-dealing |
释义 | > as lemmasdirect-dealing With adjectives, as direct acting (see A. 6d), direct-dealing. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > behaviour > unaffectedness or naturalness > [adjective] > straightforward or frank right fortha1382 plaina1393 free-hearteda1398 round1487 opena1535 sincere1539 frank1555 pert1567 single-hearted1574 single-minded1577 direct1586 open-hearted1593 open-breasted1594 transparent1600 unclose1606 unminced1648 even down1654 unreserved1654 rugged1678 plain sailing1707 whole-footed1744 sturdy1775 heart-in-mouth1827 jannock1828 straightforward1829 direct-dealing1830 undiplomatic1834 straight-ahead1836 straight-up-and-down1859 man to man1902 a1505 R. Henryson Test. Cresseid 14 in Poems (1981) 111 Hir [sc. Venus'] goldin face, in oppositioun Of God Phebus, direct discending doun. 1568 (a1500) Freiris Berwik 323 in W. T. Ritchie Bannatyne MS (1930) IV. 270 And to þe eist direct he turnis his face. 1614 S. Rowlands Fooles Bolt soone Shott 14 Saying grace in mentall wise, Holding his Hatt direct before his eyes. 1667 J. Milton Paradise Lost iii. 526 Direct against which op'nd from beneath..A passage down to th' Earth. View more context for this quotation 1743 Ld. Chesterfield Let. 8 Aug. (1932) (modernized text) II. 538 You will observe, they are direct contrary subjects. 1830 Westm. Rev. 12 292 We do not think that any direct-dealing man..can admire the figure. 1840 T. B. Macaulay Ranke's Hist. in Ess. (1854) 556/2 His orders have come down to him..direct from on high. 1868 E. A. Freeman Hist. Norman Conquest (1876) II. App. 669 He fancies that the embassy went direct to Hungary. 1884 Law Rep.: Appeal Cases 9 1 Securities..procurable only from the corporations direct. 1885 Law Rep.: Chancery Div. 29 460 This property is held direct from the Crown. < as lemmas |
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