"free-spoken" meaning in All languages combined

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Adjective [English]

Forms: more free-spoken [comparative], most free-spoken [superlative]
Head templates: {{en-adj|more}} free-spoken (comparative more free-spoken, superlative most free-spoken)
  1. Characterized by direct and open expression of views, feelings, etc. Synonyms: candid, frank, free-speaking, outspoken, unreserved Related terms: free speech, speak one's mind Translations (Characterized by direct and open expression): ἐλευθερόστομος (eleutheróstomos) (Ancient Greek), прям (prjam) (Bulgarian), откровен (otkroven) (Bulgarian)
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          "ref": "1998, Roland Huntford, Nansen: The Explorer as Hero, ch. 1 (at nytimes.com)",
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