a. Accustomed to speak without reserve; willing to speak out without subtlety. Bacon. Syn. -- bluff, blunt, candid, frank, outspoken, plainspoken, point-blank. [ 1913 Webster + WordNet 1.5 ]
(adj) characterized by directness in manner or speech; without subtlety or evasion, Syn. frank, point-blank, free-spoken, candid, outspoken, forthright, plainspoken, straight-from-the-shoulder, Example: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