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directness of speech

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Swerving erratically between a bleakly comic directness and a frighteningly clear-sighted attraction to danger, her intelligent, perfectly balanced performance repels and attracts in equal measure. www.telegraph.co.uk

Directness is disarming to people who are used to sugar-coating. en.wikipedia.org

Though spontaneous, sardonic, and emotive, his works maintain a directness and simplicity of dialogue which is lyrical without being florid or exaggerated. en.wikipedia.org

The lack of power assistance or variable-ratio hocus-pocus gave the steering a beautiful weight and directness. www.thehindu.com

In consequence, his comments are often blunt, inappropriate, sometimes vulgar, but always appreciated by viewers for their honesty and matter-of-fact directness. en.wikipedia.org

He was a popular team-mate and captain, respected for his directness, honesty and cheerfulness. en.wikipedia.org

It was the mural scale, the freedom, unfussiness, oven crudeness and the directness which appealed. en.wikipedia.org

There is nothing finicky about it; it tells its story with vivid directness. en.wikipedia.org

Not with anger or venom, but with a directness and succinctness that will have left a few players feeling a little uneasy. www.nzherald.co.nz

It's good; it's got a simplicity to it, a pureness, a directness, to me. www.vulture.com

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