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Jackson6612 Posted 18 years ago
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stories he had heard of her downright tongue

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001 archaic: directed vertically downward 2: outright, thorough <a downright lie> 3: plain, blunt <01u01b00stories he had heard of her downright tongue02b02u00 — Angus Wilson>02br
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0 he had heard reports/stories about her her being blunt, direct, in her speech 0-

— Marius Hancu

  • 0 he had heard reports/stories about her her being blunt, direct, in her speech 0-
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0 he had heard reports/stories about her her being blunt, direct, in her speech 0-
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01cite10Marius Hancu12cite10 he had heard reports/stories about 11u11b10her her12b12u10 being blunt, direct, in her speech12blockquote
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