straightforward

See also: straight-forward and straight forward

EnglishEdit

From straight +‎ forward.

straightforward (comparative more straightforward, superlative most straightforward)

proceeding in a straight course or manner; not deviating
easy, simple, uncomplicated, without difficulty
- 1960 September, P. Ransome-Wallis, “Modern motive power of the German Federal Railway: Part One”, in Trains Illustrated, page 553:
  For the most part they are of straightforward design and the largest group is the ex-Prussian "T16" Class 0-10-0 of Type "94", [...].
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  15 October 2013, Daniel Taylor, “Steven Gerrard goal against Poland ensures England will go to World Cup”, in The Guardian‎^[1]:
  Poland played with great energy, quick to the ball, strong in the challenge, and projecting the clear sense they had absolutely no intention whatsoever of making this a straightforward night.
(figurative) direct; forthright; frank; sincere
- 1992 April 20, George J. Church, “Why Voters Don't Trust Clinton”, in Time, page 38:
  A great deal of the uneasiness about Clinton reflects his propensity to dance away from straightforward yes or no answers to any character question.

not deviating; forthright; frank; sincere

Arabic: صَرِيح‎ (ar) (ṣarīḥ), مُسْتَقِيم‎ (mustaqīm)
Armenian: ուղիղ (hy) (ułił), շիտակ (hy) (šitak)
Bulgarian: прям (bg) (prjam), открит (bg) (otkrit)
Chinese:
Mandarin: 乾脆／干脆 (zh) (gāncuì), 直心眼 (zhíxīnyǎn), 直截了當／直截了当 (zh) (zhíjiéliǎodàng), 爽直 (zh) (shuǎngzhí), 爽快 (zh) (shuǎngkuai), 簡單／简单 (zh) (jiǎndān)
Czech: přímočarý m, přímý (cs) m
Finnish: suora (fi), suoraviivainen (fi), avoin (fi)
French: direct (fr), simple (fr), franc (fr)
German: aufrichtig (de), einfach (de), offen (de)
Greek: ευθύς (el) m (efthýs), έντιμος (el) m (éntimos)
Hungarian: egyenes (hu)
Italian: schietto (it), franco (it), diretto (it), sincero (it)
Japanese: 率直 (ja) (そっちょく, sotchoku), まっすぐ (ja) (massugu), 簡単 (ja) (かんたん, kantan)
Kurdish:
Central Kurdish: ساکار‎ (ckb) (sakar)
Latin: explicātus, prōsus
Macedonian: и́скрен (ískren), о́творен (ótvoren)
Polish: prostolinijny (pl), bezpośredni (pl)
Portuguese: direto (pt)
Romanian: onest (ro), sincer (ro), simplu (ro)
Russian: прямо́й (ru) (prjamój), че́стный (ru) (čéstnyj), просто́й (ru) (prostój), открове́нный (ru) (otkrovénnyj)
Spanish: franco (es), sencillo (es)
Swahili: -nyofu
Swedish: rättfram (sv), rak (sv), uppriktig (sv)
Ukrainian: прями́й (uk) (prjamýj), че́сний (čésnyj), відве́ртий (vidvértyj)

presenting few difficulties, easy

straightforward (comparative more straightforward, superlative most straightforward)

In a straightforward manner