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straight-from-the-shoulder
 
Adjective straight-from-the-shoulder has 1 sense
  1. blunt, candid, forthright, frank, free-spoken, outspoken, plainspoken, point-blank, straight-from-the-shoulder - characterized by directness in manner or speech; without subtlety or evasion; "blunt talking and straight shooting"; "a blunt New England farmer"; "I gave them my candid opinion"; "forthright criticism"; "a forthright approach to the problem"; "tell me what you think--and you may just as well be frank"; "it is possible to be outspoken without being rude"; "plainspoken and to the point"; "a point-blank accusation"
    Antonym: indirect (indirect, via direct)
straid straighaway straighforward straight-arm straight-backed straight-faced straight-fluted drill straight-forward straight-from-the-shoulder straight-laced straight-line method straight-line method of depreciation straight-out straight-sexual straight-talking straight straight - faced, no emotion

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