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[ adjective ] without evasion or compromise
Synonyms Examples "a square contradiction" "he is not being as straightforward as it appears" Used in print (Frank Getlein and Harold C. Gardiner, S.J., Movies,...)In a series of fairy_tales and fantasies , Melies demonstrated that the film is superbly equipped to tell a straightforward story , with beginning , middle and end , complications , resolutions , climaxes , and conclusions . Related terms |
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[ adjective ] free from ambiguity
Examples "a straightforward set of instructions" Used in print (Musical America, LXXXI:5...)This is precisely what makes lucid , straightforward music so difficult to compose - the clarity must be new , not old '' . When Prokofieff forged his new clarity of `` lucid , straightforward music , so difficult to compose '' , he shaped his talents to his purpose . Related terms |
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[ adjective ] without concealment or deception; honest
Synonyms Examples "their business was open and aboveboard" "straightforward in all his business affairs" Related terms |
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