plainspoken

/ˌpleɪnˈspoʊkən/

direct and unadorned

plainspoken in a sentence

“The plainspoken FAQ outperformed the clever one.”

Latin planus flat, clear + Old English specan to speak

Related Words

folksy

homespun, neighborly informality

oracular

grand, cryptic, and prophetic in manner

clipped

cut short; brisk, terse delivery

telegraphic

stripped to essential words, like a telegram

purple prose

writing so ornate it calls attention to itself

tongue-in-cheek

meant ironically rather than literally