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straightforward

 adjective
     
straight‧for‧ward S3
1 simple and easy to understand [≠ complicated]
relatively/quite/fairly straightforward
Installing the program is relatively straightforward.
This area of law is far from straightforward (=complicated).
straightforward matter/task/process etc
For someone who can't read, shopping is by no means a straightforward matter.
2 honest about your feelings or opinions and not hiding anything:
Jack is tough, but always straightforward and fair.
—straightforwardly adverb
—straightforwardness noun [uncountable]
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