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directness

[di-rekt-nis, dahy-] / dɪˈrɛkt nɪs, daɪ- /














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Directness and vulnerability, without pathos, turned out to characterize both movements, which became, in this reading, a point-counterpoint rather than two fragments waiting for a conclusion that never got written.

From Washington Post • Apr. 17, 2016

Directness wasn't just a virtue, but a requirement.

From Seattle Times • Aug. 7, 2011

Directness, vigor, dramatic action, an ending that appeals to the imagination,—most of the good qualities of story-telling are found in this old Scottish ballad.

From Outlines of English and American Literature : an Introduction to the Chief Writers of England and America, to the Books They Wrote, and to the Times in Which They Lived by Long, William Joseph

He understood the instrument, certainly, for if there is one characteristic more than another which should distinguish pen methods it is Directness.

From Pen Drawing An Illustrated Treatise by Maginnis, Charles

Directness was always one of Burgess’s leading qualities.

From Mike by Wodehouse, P. G. (Pelham Grenville)




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