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adv. in a direct and unequivocal manner; "I asked him point-blank whether he wanted the job"

adj. close enough to go straight to the target; "point-blank range"; "a point-blank shot"

adj. extremely steep; "an abrupt canyon"; "the precipitous rapids of the upper river"; "the precipitous hills of Chinese paintings"; "a sharp drop"

honest, honorable

adj. not disposed to cheat or defraud; not deceptive or fraudulent; "honest lawyers"; "honest reporting"

aboveboard, straightforward

adj. without concealment or deception; honest; "their business was open and aboveboard"; "straightforward in all his business affairs"

reputable

adj. having a good reputation; "a reputable business"; "a reputable scientist"; "a reputable wine"

ingenuous, artless

adj. characterized by an inability to mask your feelings; not devious; "an ingenuous admission of responsibility"

genuine, echt

adj. not fake or counterfeit; "a genuine Picasso"; "genuine leather"

unceremonious

adj. without due formalities; "unceremonious dismissal from office"

short

adj. (prosody) used of vowels or syllables

crisp, curt, laconic, terse

adj. brief and to the point; effectively cut short; "a crisp retort"; "a response so curt as to be almost rude"; "the laconic reply; `yes'"; "short and terse and easy to understand"

openhearted

adj. freely communicative; candidly straightforward; "openhearted advice"

guileless, transparent

adj. free of deceit

sincere

adj. open and genuine; not deceitful; "he was a good man, decent and sincere"; "felt sincere regret that they were leaving"; "sincere friendship"

truthful

adj. conforming to truth; "I wouldn't have told you this if it weren't so"; "a truthful statement"

candid, open, heart-to-heart

adj. openly straightforward and direct without reserve or secretiveness; "his candid eyes"; "an open and trusting nature"; "a heart-to-heart talk"

dear, devout, earnest, heartfelt

adj. earnest; "one's dearest wish"; "devout wishes for their success"; "heartfelt condolences"

frank

adj. clearly manifest; evident; "frank enjoyment"

straightforward

adj. pointed directly ahead; "a straightforward gaze"

brusque, brusk, curt, short(p)

adj. marked by rude or peremptory shortness; "try to cultivate a less brusque manner"; "a curt reply"; "the salesgirl was very short with him"

heavy-handed, roughshod

adj. unjustly domineering; "incensed at the government's heavy-handed economic policies"; "a manager who rode roughshod over all opposition"

square(a), straightforward, straight

adj. without evasion or compromise; "a square contradiction"; "he is not being as straightforward as it appears"

no-nonsense

adj. not tolerating irrelevancies; "the no-nonsense tones of a stern parent"

plain, unvarnished

adj. free from any effort to soften to disguise; "the plain and unvarnished truth"; "the unvarnished candor of old people and children"

indirect

adj. extended senses; not direct in manner or language or behavior or action; "making indirect but legitimate inquiries"; "an indirect insult"; "doubtless they had some indirect purpose in mind"; "though his methods are indirect they are not dishonest"; "known as a shady indirect fellow"

evasive

adj. avoiding the issue; not straightforward: "an evasive statement"

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