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straight-shooting

straight-shooting adjective: of person: honest and forthright.

Adjective

straight-shooting (comparative more straight-shooting, superlative most straight-shooting)

  1. Of person: honest and forthright.
    1. (idiomatic) Of a person: blunt, sometimes to the point of being harsh or offensive.

Forms of straight-shooting

comparativemore straight-shooting
superlativemost straight-shooting

Questions about straight-shooting

What does straight-shooting mean?
Straight-shooting means of person: honest and forthright.
What part of speech is straight-shooting?
Straight-shooting is an adjective.

Words near straight-shooting in the dictionary

  1. straight-pull
  2. straight-pulls
  3. straight-sets
  4. straight-shooter
  5. straight-shooters
  6. straight-shooting
  7. straight-six
  8. straight-sixes
  9. straight-thinking
  10. straight-through
  11. straight-to-dvd

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