Outspoken

Pronunciation varies by accent · adjective

Meaning

Speaking, or spoken, freely, openly, or boldly; vocal; frank..

Definitions by Sense

1. Speaking, or spoken, freely, openly, or boldly; vocal; frank.
2. past participle of outspeak.

Example Sentences

an outspoken man

an outspoken rebuke

Critics were vehemently outspoken; but while they fretted about looks, they missed the cleverer points in the design itself.

Transmission: An Alliance officer named Major Kyle has set up a small compound in the Hawking Eta cluster. He's attracted a number of followers. Mostly biotics. Transmission: He's become an outspoken critic of the Alliance, and we believe he's mentally unstable. This could be trouble, Shepard.

Safdar constantly chews a betel nut derivative, which has a stimulant effect – a common habit among drivers in Pakistan. He is outspoken and talks a million miles a minute, his rapid hand movements expressing a range of emotions.

The late Professor Pat White was an outspoken critic. In his 1986 book Forgotten Railways, he dismissed as smoke and mirrors the oft-used argument that 33% of rail routes carried only 1% of the traffic, as it ignores the fact that a third of the national road network also only carried 2% of cars and lorries. But unlike rail, road got away with it because no mention was made of how much it cost the taxpayer to keep them usable.

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• more outspoken
• most outspoken

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