Direct
Direct adjective - Free in expressing one's true feelings and opinions.
Usage example: our coach is very direct, never hesitating for a moment to tell a player whenever he isn't performing up to snuff
Innocent and direct are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Innocent" instead an adjective "Direct".
Both words in one sentence
- In the climax, he even gives a sniper a direct order to kill Ethan (who's innocent), even if he comes out peacefully with his hands up.
Source: Karma Houdini / Video Games - Nice Job Breaking It, Hero: Most of the villains were created as a direct result of heroic dickery, though the player characters are innocent of this trope.
Source: Roleplay / Dark Fates Foretold -
Everything that happened in the series was a direct result of truly awful people doing truly awful things to innocent victims.
Source: Humans Are Bastards
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