What is the meaning of straightforward?

adjective

  • Free from ambiguity.
    • usage: "a straightforward set of instructions"
  • Without evasion or compromise.
    • usage: "a square contradiction"; "he is not being as straightforward as it appears"
  • Without concealment or deception; honest.
    • usage: "their business was open and aboveboard"; "straightforward in all his business affairs"
  • Pointed directly ahead.
    • usage: "a straightforward gaze"
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