fairly direct
Frequency: 6.59.3 per million words
quite straightforward and to the point
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Examples (10)
- Her feedback was fairly direct but helpful.
- I think you can be fairly direct with him; he appreciates honesty.
- The interviewer asked some fairly direct questions about my work history.
- He has a fairly direct manner, which some people find refreshing.
- In the meeting, my boss was fairly direct about the project's shortcomings.
- The film's message is fairly direct and leaves little to interpretation.
- We took a fairly direct approach to solving the problem, avoiding unnecessary complexity.
- You'll need to be fairly direct if you want a clear answer from the committee.
- The editor's comments on the manuscript were fairly direct and easy to follow.
- While her tone was gentle, the criticism itself was fairly direct.