Rivaling a hawk in directness of aim. From Wordnet, Princeton University.
I think it sums up my personality; behind my directness is complexity. From Wordnik.com. [zornhau: Five Word Meme...] Reference
Yes, I said it has to, and you get that kind of directness which is. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript May 10, 2003] Reference
Her eyes now in their directness were the ice blue of Bill's, enchanting, and I felt reality slip a notch. From Wordnik.com. [The Fat Lady Sang] Reference
He was content with chronological order for his guide; his directness is the directness of the Chronicle History. From Wordnik.com. [The Growth of English Drama] Reference
He recalled the directness of her speech in their first conversation and smiled at the naïveté of her estimate of himself. From Wordnik.com. [A Mating in the Wilds] Reference
I like that kind of directness in branded footwear. From Wordnik.com. [Darth Vader shoes: I want them (alive) | EW.com] Reference
They are not used to that kind of directness from a woman. From Wordnik.com. [The Soprano Sorceress]
And it will still keep in tune with the "directness" theme. From Wordnik.com. [jaimewolf Diary Entry] Reference
The writing is unfussy, the voices clear and unique, filled with a sort of grave, humorous directness which is refreshing and charming. From Wordnik.com. [Tears of The Giraffe: Summary and book reviews of Tears of The Giraffe by Alexander McCall Smith.] Reference
Being seated, I asked her to favour me with her commands, and she came straight at the business with a kind of directness pitiable enough. From Wordnik.com. [The Ladies A Shining Constellation of Wit and Beauty] Reference
Thatcher had "directness", as did John Prescott, if you remember him. From Wordnik.com. [The Independent - Frontpage RSS Feed] Reference
Some still seem to be conflating this issue with the "directness" of democracy. From Wordnik.com. [The Volokh Conspiracy] Reference
So far as the word is concerned, much that was said under the head of "directness" is applicable. From Wordnik.com. [Democracy and Education: an introduction to the philosophy of education] Reference
Squalid as the story is, it is full of life and movement, and has that simple directness which is essential to success. From Wordnik.com. [The Opera A Sketch of the Development of Opera. With full Descriptions of all Works in the Modern Repertory.] Reference
Using the kind of directness Rosser is also known for, Davis said: "If you go back home to get that check, you'll be dead.". From Wordnik.com. [springfieldnewssun.com - News] Reference
What Lo calls her "directness" is bred in her bones, the result of being raised by hypercompetitive parents in fast-paced Hong Kong. From Wordnik.com. [Inc.com] Reference
"I don't," he replied with uncompromising directness. From Wordnik.com. [The Hermit of Far End] Reference
And Dr. Henry, with the same directness, wrote to his friend. From Wordnik.com. [The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 18, No. 109, November, 1866] Reference
But I'm not sure that such directness is always well intended. From Wordnik.com. [Please Ask Me Who, Not 'What,' I Am] Reference
The frankness and candor, the directness and fearlessness with which. From Wordnik.com. [The True Citizen, How to Become One] Reference
"No," a response that elicited laughter if only for its unapologetic directness. From Wordnik.com. [Freeman, Obama and Hollywood Immortality] Reference
When next she spoke it was with the simple, frank directness characteristic of her. From Wordnik.com. [The Hermit of Far End] Reference
"Just what I please, and not a thing besides," replied Percy, with equal directness. From Wordnik.com. [Jim Spurling, Fisherman or Making Good] Reference
Immediacy especially goes hand-in-hand with this immersive directness and physicality. From Wordnik.com. [Get Out Of The Office] Reference
People distrusted this, partly for its directness, partly because it seemed too limited. From Wordnik.com. [Tony Blair Takes on the World] Reference
BORDAL: Emmanuel Jal's raps are at times almost child-like in the simplicity and directness. From Wordnik.com. [A Rapper Out of Sudan's Civil War] Reference
The quiet, grave directness of the speech was very unlike the old, impetuous Tim of former days. From Wordnik.com. [The Hermit of Far End] Reference
I was not very interested in him, but my friend was thrilled by his simplicity and his directness. From Wordnik.com. [What Kiss] Reference
But it's got volume and presence twice as strong sonically with no loss of ebullience or directness. From Wordnik.com. [The Go! Team Is Still Having Fun] Reference
With Richard Hugo, again, what I love about him is that directness, that voice thats speaking to you. From Wordnik.com. [Character And Voice: Picks For National Poetry Month] Reference
The young man was remarkably poised, fielding questions with directness and in digestible sound bites. From Wordnik.com. [Flying Solo] Reference
"" We like her directness, '' said Prince Bandar bin Sultan, the Saudi ambassador to the United States. From Wordnik.com. [Did Saddam Blink?] Reference
Americans are hungry for a directness and freshness that speaks to the public fatigue with politics as usual. From Wordnik.com. [Obama or Clinton: Which Candidate Can Best Take On McCain?] Reference
Voters like your directness, but some of the reviews of your early appearances use words like "hard-edged," even "mean.". From Wordnik.com. ['A Lot To Learn'] Reference
He's got the plainspoken directness of Hank Williams, Sr., and a delicate way of phrasing that sometimes recalls Billie Holiday. From Wordnik.com. [For Tom Brosseau, a Sweet Voice Gets Louder] Reference
Rock Critic Ken Tucker says "I'm Going Away" is unpredictable in a new way - in the brevity and directness of its dozen new songs. From Wordnik.com. [The Fiery Furnaces, 'Going Away' From Excess] Reference
BORDAL: But the songs that many of these soulful artists have an emotional directness that is sometimes lacking in Henry's own work. From Wordnik.com. [After Success, Producer Returns to His Own Music] Reference
Unlike Le Pen, Fortuyn often said, his own rhetoric was not that of hate or prejudice; it was the unaccustomed language of directness. From Wordnik.com. [Sudden Death] Reference
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