She thought his work too precious and self-conscious and told him so with brutal frankness.

Montgomery had become accustomed to the brutal frankness of the northern worker.

He added, with the brutal frankness of the savage: "Besides, you have not long to live.

There is a certain bravery to her brutal frankness; at the same time, she lacks a basic self-awareness.

"Tears aren't going to do you any good," he said, with brutal frankness.

"They did last time," Lanefenuu said with brutal frankness.

At first, the girl seemed taken aback by her brutal frankness and uncompromising language, but she soon got over her shock.

He is a man of seemingly brutal frankness, yet there are limits to how far he's willing to venture in examining his wants and motives.

He has a sort of brutal frankness which can't keep a secret.