straight-from-the-shoulder

1. 1.

   characterized by directness in manner or speech; without subtlety or evasion

   “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”

   Synonymsbluntcandidforthrightfrankfree-spokenoutspokenplainspokenpoint-blank

   Similardirect

Questions about straight-from-the-shoulder

What does straight-from-the-shoulder mean?

straight-from-the-shoulder means "characterized by directness in manner or speech; without subtlety or evasion".

How many syllables are in straight-from-the-shoulder?

straight-from-the-shoulder has 5 syllables: straight--from--the--shoul-der. The stress falls on "the-".

What is another word for straight-from-the-shoulder?

Close synonyms include blunt, candid, forthright, frank, free-spoken. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is straight-from-the-shoulder a common word?

straight-from-the-shoulder is banded "Rare" — specialist or archaic — most readers will not have met it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.