单词 | round-dealing |
释义 | † round-dealingadj. Obsolete. rare after 17th cent. Plain and honest in speech and behaviour; free from deceit or subterfuge. ΘΚΠ the mind > mental capacity > knowledge > conformity with what is known, truth > sincerity, freedom from deceit > [adjective] aefauldOE trueOE true as steela1300 throlya1375 entirec1380 faithfula1382 entirelyc1400 single1519 sincere1533 sincere1539 simple-minded1556 Dunstable?1565 truthful?1567 single-hearted1574 single-minded1577 sound1580 downright1584 unaffected1592 real1597 plain-hearted1601 unartificial1603 free1619 honest1634 fair and square1636 round-dealing1642 wholehearted1657 down flata1663 well-designing1670 heart-whole1684 single-eyed1705 unsanctimoniousa1797 natural1825 bona fide1827 unfallacious1827 jannock1828 forthcoming1835 up and down1836 bonified1840 forthgoing1851 unhypocritical1854 forthright1855 upstanding1863 on the level1872 genuine1890 for real1954 upfront1967 1642 King Charles I Answer to Printed Bk. 1 Who..like Round-dealing men tell Us in plain English, That they have done Us no wrong. 1653 R. Saunders Physiognomie ii. 162 A round-dealing friendship without deceit or circumvention. 1667 O. Heywood Heart-treasure viii. 102 Such are the chastising words of a round-dealing Ministrie, bitter at present, but profitable afterwards. 1849 J. Ward Perils, Pastimes & Pleasures Emigrant in Austral. ii. 83 A fair, round dealing man, such as abound in the city of London. Derivatives round-dealing-wise adv. in a plain and honest manner. ΚΠ 1674 N. Fairfax Treat. Bulk & Selvedge 37 To this we answer round-dealing-wise. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2011; most recently modified version published online March 2021). < adj.1642 |
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