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franker Definition


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frank
adj franker, frankest
    1. Open and honest in speech or manner; candid.
      Thesaurus: forthright, straightforward, honest, direct, candid, truthful; Antonym: evasive, insincere.
    2. Bluntly outspoken.
      Thesaurus: downright, plain-spoken, blunt.
    3. Undisguised; openly visible.
verb
    franked, franking
    1. To mark (a letter), either cancelling the stamp or, in place of a stamp, to show that postage has been paid.
noun
    1. A franking mark on a letter.
Derivative: frankly
adverb
    Derivative: frankness
    noun
      Etymology: 13c: from Latin francus free.



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