Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

straight-shooting

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.59 in modern English

Syllables
straight-shoot-ing
IPA
24
Scrabble Score
16
Letters
3
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Of person: honest and forthright.

adj

Of person: honest and forthright.

Inflected Forms

more straight-shooting (comparative) most straight-shooting (superlative)

Phrases

straight shooter

Frequently Paired Words

straight shooter

Questions

What does straight-shooting mean?
Of person: honest and forthright.

How to pronounce straight-shooting

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