Tikibu: pronunciation dictionary with use examples

Word: straightforward
IPA transcription: [stɹ'eɪtf'ɔɹwɚd]
Pronunciations of straightforward
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adverb meaning of the word
  • Synonyms: straightforward
    Meaning: free from ambiguity; "a straightforward set of instructions"
  • Synonyms: square(a), straightforward, straight
    Meaning: without evasion or compromise; "a square contradiction"; "he is not being as straightforward as it appears"
Usage examples
  • There was something very straightforward, very simple, in all this.
  • Intelligence is a knave, but stupidity is honest and straightforward.
  • A straightforward man is more an artificial product than a diplomatist is.
  • 'Truly, though, Mr. Noakes,' she said in a straightforward manner, 'you are too busy.
  • "Oh! let us speak frankly," continued Louvieres, "and act in a straightforward manner.
  • The Duke of Sheh in a conversation with Confucius said, "There are some straightforward persons in my neighborhood.
  • Her soft brown eyes met his candidly, with a look cool in its composure, straightforward in its enquiry, neither bold nor mock-demure.
  • The man had certainly seen a great deal, but his observations were those of a skeptic, and he often shocked the straightforward people who were listening to him.
  • We might go on asking Why? and Why? and Why? in this fashion on a hundred points, confident that to not one of our questions could the Christian apologist give a straightforward and satisfactory answer.
  • Love lying in her heart had made her a little more shy than formerly in seeking him, but her straightforward way of taking whatever she wanted made her transparent little attempts at concealment very pathetic.
0. Word pronunciation is derived from article recording Voluntary Human Extinction Movement, License CC BY-SA 4.0
1. Word pronunciation is derived from article recording Mom & Me & Mom, License CC BY-SA 4.0
2. Word pronunciation is derived from article recording Prisoner's dilemma, License CC BY-SA 4.0
3. Word pronunciation is derived from article recording Robert Garran, License CC BY-SA 4.0
4. Word pronunciation is derived from article recording Battle of Wake Island, License CC BY-SA 4.0
5. Word pronunciation is derived from article recording Shoe polish, License CC BY-SA 4.0
6. Word pronunciation is derived from article recording Execution by elephant, License CC BY-SA 4.0
7. Word pronunciation is derived from article recording IBM WebSphere MQ, License CC BY-SA 4.0
8. Word pronunciation is derived from article recording Omnipotence paradox, License CC BY-SA 4.0
9. Word pronunciation is derived from article recording George Lansbury, License CC BY-SA 4.0