geradeheraus

straight out, bluntly

adverb ge-RAH-de-he-rows Rare

Also means

frankly, directly

Usage Note

geradeheraus describes speaking without any softening or evasion: um es geradeheraus zu sagen (to put it bluntly). It is direct but not necessarily rude — often an admirable no-nonsense quality.

Examples

"Er sagte geradeheraus, was er von dem Plan hielt."

Natural Translation

He said straight out what he thought of the plan.

Literal Translation

He said straight-out, what he of the plan held.

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