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straightforward

straight·for·ward

UK/ˌstɹeɪtˈfɔː(ɹ)wə(ɹ)d/ US/ˈstreɪˈtfɔrwɜrd/ fairly common

adjective

1.

free from ambiguity

  • “a straightforward set of instructions”
2.

without evasion or compromise

  • “a square contradiction”
  • “he is not being as straightforward as it appears”
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3.

without concealment or deception; honest

  • “their business was open and aboveboard”
  • “straightforward in all his business affairs”
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4.

pointed directly ahead

  • “a straightforward gaze”
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Origin

From straight + forward.

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