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Adjective: straightforward  ,streyt'for-wurd [N. Amer], ,streyt'for-wûd [Brit]
  1. Free from ambiguity
    "a straightforward set of instructions"
     
  2. Without evasion or compromise
    "he is not being as straightforward as it appears";
    - square, straight
     
  3. Without concealment or deception; honest
    "straightforward in all his business affairs";
    - aboveboard
     
  4. Pointed directly ahead
    "a straightforward gaze"

See also: direct, square, straight, unambiguous, unequivocal, univocal

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straightforwardly
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straight-from-the-shoulder
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straight-legged
straight-line method
straight-line method of depreciation