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101forthright — adj 1. outspoken, free spoken, free speaking, free, unreticent, bold, unreserved, unrestrained, unconstrained, unchecked, unabashed, uninhibited, unshrinking; blunt, bluff, brusque, tactless. 2. frank, candid, direct, straightforward, straight… …
102foursquare — adj 1. square, quadrangular, rectangular, equiangular, tetragonal, Math. orthogonal, quadriform, Rare. quadrate, Rare. quadratic, Rare. quadratical, Rare. quadrantile, Obs. quadrant, Obs. quadran or quadren, Obs., Rare. quadrantal. 2. firm,… …
103frank — adj 1. candid, forthright, direct, straightforward, straight from the shoulder, man to man, heart to heart; plain, plain spoken, plain speaking, downright, outright, explicit, unequivocal, Inf. flat footed; outspoken, free, free spoken, free… …
104gallant — adj 1. showy, splendid, grand, Inf. splendiferous, magnificent, brilliant, glorious; elegant, lavish, sumptuous; majestic, imposing, august, princely, imperial, regal; dignified, lofty. 2. brave, courageous, valiant, valorous, heroic, heroical;… …
105grim — adj 1. stern, uncompromising, unyielding, unbending, inflexible, unamenable; firm, tenacious, intractable, adamant; obstinate, steadfast, obdurate, headstrong; unrelenting, relentless, inexorable, implacable; harsh, hard, severe, iron; resolute,… …
106gritty — adj 1. sandy, sandlike, sabulous, arenaceous, arenose, arenulous, Obs. arenarious, Obs. are nate, Obs. arenated; grainy, grained, granular, granulate, granulated; gravelly, pebbly, pebbled, shingly, shingled; dusty, powdery, pulverous,… …
107guileless — adj 1. open, open hearted, ingenuous, sincere, genuine, undeceptive, undeceitful, undeceiving, unfeigning, undissembling, undissimulating; aboveboard, open and aboveboard, up front, up and up, on the level, no nonsense; honorable, just, fair,… …
108hardy — adj 1. sturdy, rugged, strong, mighty, powerful, iron, Atlantean, able bodied, able, virile; brawny, muscular, muscled, strapping, athletic, husky, burly, stout, hefty, broad shouldered, well developed, Derog. muscle bound; sound, sinewy, wiry,… …
109heroic — adj 1. brave, courageous, valiant, valorous, heroical, hero like, stout hearted, lionhearted, iron hearted, great hearted; virile, manly, manful, gallant, chivalrous, chivalric; intrepid, fearless, dauntless, aweless, dreadless, nervy, Sl. gutsy …
110honest — adj 1. upright, upstanding, incorruptible, uncorrupt, uncorrupted; ethical, moral, principled, high principled, high minded; truthful, veracious, veridical, truth telling, truth speaking, truth dealing, truth loving; trustworthy, Inf. trusty, to… …
