plain-speakingadj.

Brit.

/ˌpleɪnˈspiːkɪŋ/, U.S.

/ˌpleɪnˈspikɪŋ/

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: plain adv.¹, speaking adj.

Etymology: < plain adv.¹ + speaking adj. Compare earlier plain-spoke adj., plain-spoken adj., and outspeaking adj. Compare also earlier plain speaking n.

That speaks plainly; candid, frank; clear, direct. Cf. plain-spoken adj.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > mental capacity > knowledge > conformity with what is known, truth > sincerity, freedom from deceit > [adjective] > frank, candid

free-hearteda1398

plain-dealing1567

plain-spoken1582

broad1588

free-spoken1606

free1611

unminced1648

unreserved1654

candid1675

above boarda1695

unmanaged1749

unprevaricating?1782

plain-speaking1787

loud-mouthing1788

bluff1808

outspoken1808

unglossing1827

straightforward1829

unwithholdinga1834

open-spoken1852

heart-to-heart1855

blunt-spoken1877

straight1894

1787 R. P. Jodrell Boarding-school Miss ii. iv, in Sel. Dramatic Pieces 66 Know that I am an alderman—a plain speaking man.

1791 ‘Toby Tickleside’ Funny Jester 70 His lordship's fit of stuttering happening to seize him, he could not repeat the word done till the favorite cock was beat. This so provoked the knowing one, that he swore—Damn your stammering blood, if you had been a plain speaking man, you would have been ruined by this time.

1823 C. Lamb Old Benchers in Elia 207 This plain-speaking age.

1873 T. Hardy Pair of Blue Eyes III. ix. 185 I'm a plain-speaking woman, and I say what I mean.

1884 Athenæum 9 Feb. 178/3 ‘The Algerines are a company of rogues’, remarked a plain-speaking Dey.

1909 A. Bierce Coll. Wks. IV. 83 That plain-speaking sinners Condemn with the Terrible D!

1975 D. Bagley Snow Tiger xviii. 151 I'm a plain speaking man and I'll tell you what I think.

2004 Washington Post (Nexis) 4 June a12 Bush..admired his broad sense of humor, plain-speaking style and reticence in expressing personal opinions.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2006; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	plain-speaking
释义	plain-speakingadj. Brit. /ˌpleɪnˈspiːkɪŋ/, U.S. /ˌpleɪnˈspikɪŋ/ Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: plain adv.¹, speaking adj. Etymology: < plain adv.¹ + speaking adj. Compare earlier plain-spoke adj., plain-spoken adj., and outspeaking adj. Compare also earlier plain speaking n. That speaks plainly; candid, frank; clear, direct. Cf. plain-spoken adj. ΘΚΠ the mind > mental capacity > knowledge > conformity with what is known, truth > sincerity, freedom from deceit > [adjective] > frank, candid free-hearteda1398 plain-dealing1567 plain-spoken1582 broad1588 free-spoken1606 free1611 unminced1648 unreserved1654 candid1675 above boarda1695 unmanaged1749 unprevaricating?1782 plain-speaking1787 loud-mouthing1788 bluff1808 outspoken1808 unglossing1827 straightforward1829 unwithholdinga1834 open-spoken1852 heart-to-heart1855 blunt-spoken1877 straight1894 1787 R. P. Jodrell Boarding-school Miss ii. iv, in Sel. Dramatic Pieces 66 Know that I am an alderman—a plain speaking man. 1791 ‘Toby Tickleside’ Funny Jester 70 His lordship's fit of stuttering happening to seize him, he could not repeat the word done till the favorite cock was beat. This so provoked the knowing one, that he swore—Damn your stammering blood, if you had been a plain speaking man, you would have been ruined by this time. 1823 C. Lamb Old Benchers in Elia 207 This plain-speaking age. 1873 T. Hardy Pair of Blue Eyes III. ix. 185 I'm a plain-speaking woman, and I say what I mean. 1884 Athenæum 9 Feb. 178/3 ‘The Algerines are a company of rogues’, remarked a plain-speaking Dey. 1909 A. Bierce Coll. Wks. IV. 83 That plain-speaking sinners Condemn with the Terrible D! 1975 D. Bagley Snow Tiger xviii. 151 I'm a plain speaking man and I'll tell you what I think. 2004 Washington Post (Nexis) 4 June a12 Bush..admired his broad sense of humor, plain-speaking style and reticence in expressing personal opinions. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2006; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.1787
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