"straight-shooting" meaning in All languages combined

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Adjective [English]

Forms: more straight-shooting [comparative], most straight-shooting [superlative]
Head templates: {{en-adj}} straight-shooting (comparative more straight-shooting, superlative most straight-shooting)
  1. Of person, honest and forthright.
    Sense id: en-straight-shooting-en-adj-9k0Xcoiv Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 53 47 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 52 48 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 54 46
  2. (idiomatic) Of a person, blunt, sometimes to the point of being harsh or offensive. Tags: idiomatic
    Sense id: en-straight-shooting-en-adj-vrsvdfuv Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 53 47 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 52 48 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 54 46
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: straight shooter
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