an outspoken critic

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• critic — crit|ic W3 [ˈkrıtık] n [Date: 1500 1600; : Latin; Origin: criticus, from Greek kritikos, from krinein; CRITERION] 1.) someone whose job is to make judgments about the good and bad qualities of art, music, films etc = ↑reviewer… …   Dictionary of contemporary English

• critic — noun 1 person who says what is bad/wrong with sth ADJECTIVE ▪ bitter, fierce, harsh, hostile, severe, tough, trenchant (esp. BrE) ▪ She is one of her husband s severest critics …   Collocations dictionary

• outspoken — [[t]a͟ʊtspo͟ʊkən[/t]] ADJ GRADED Someone who is outspoken gives their opinions about things openly and honestly, even if they are likely to shock or offend people. Some church leaders have been outspoken in their support for political reform in… …   English dictionary

• outspoken — /ˈaʊtspoʊkən / (say owtspohkuhn) adjective 1. uttered or expressed with frankness or lack of reserve: outspoken criticism. 2. free or unreserved in speech: outspoken people; *Gertrude was a Mosman woman, and, as time passed, an outspoken critic… …  

• outspoken — out|spo|ken [ aut spoukən ] adjective * an outspoken person states their opinion honestly, even if other people do not like it: FORTHRIGHT: an outspoken critic of the government ╾ out|spo|ken|ly adverb ╾ out|spo|ken|ness noun uncount …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

• outspoken */ — UK [ˌaʊtˈspəʊkən] / US [aʊtˈspoʊkən] adjective an outspoken person states their opinion honestly, even if other people do not like it an outspoken critic of the government Derived words: outspokenly adverb outspokenness noun uncountable …   English dictionary

• outspoken — out|spo|ken [autˈspəukən US ˈspou ] adj expressing your opinions honestly and directly, even when doing this might annoy some people ▪ an outspoken critic of the education reforms >outspokenly adv >outspokenness n [U] …   Dictionary of contemporary English

• outspoken — adjective expressing your opinions honestly, even when it is not popular to do so: an outspoken critic of the country s human rights policies outspokenly adverb outspokenness noun (U) …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

• outspoken — adjective an outspoken critic of the Reagan administration Syn: forthright, direct, candid, frank, straightforward, honest, open, plain spoken; blunt, abrupt, bluff, brusque …   Thesaurus of popular words

• outspoken — adj. Outspoken is used with these nouns: ↑advocate, ↑attack, ↑critic, ↑criticism, ↑opponent, ↑supporter …   Collocations dictionary

• David Lee (art critic) — David Lee (born 1953) is an outspoken, English, contemporary, art critic condemning conceptual art in general and the Turner Prize in particular. He publishes and edits The Jackdaw magazine, critical of the contemporary art world. Contents 1… …   Wikipedia