adj, adv ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Adjective

1. 1
   direct, forthright, and honest not-comparable
2. 2
   one-on-one not-comparable

Adjective

1. 1
   being a system of play in which an individual defensive player guards an individual offensive player wordnet
2. 2
   forthright and honest wordnet

Adverb

1. 1
   directly, forthrightly, and honestly not-comparable

Adverb

1. 1
   straightforwardly or frankly wordnet

Synonyms

All synonyms

one-on-one

Example

More examples

"We'll have to have a man-to-man talk about this."

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