愚ぐ直ちょく

noun, na-adjective

simple honesty; tactless frankness

Describes a person or behavior that is straightforward and honest to the point of being blunt or lacking tact. Can be positive (sincere, unpretentious) or negative (socially clumsy, overly direct).

• 彼かれの愚ぐ直ちょくな態たい度どが、かえって信しん頼らいを集あつめた。

  His simple, honest attitude actually earned him trust.

• 愚ぐ直ちょくに事じ実じつを伝つたえたら、相あい手てを怒おこらせてしまった。

  When I told the facts with tactless frankness, I ended up making the other person angry.