All 18 Uses of
candid
in
The Count of Monte Cristo
- I give you his very words; and if the marquis chooses to be candid, he will confess that they perfectly agree with what his majesty said to him, when he went six months ago to consult him upon the subject of your espousing his daughter.†
Chpt 5-6
- "I pledge you my word, madam," said the abbe, "that my intentions are good; and that you husband can incur no risk, provided he answers me candidly."†
Chpt 25-26
- If the poor lad were living, and came to me and begged that I would candidly tell which were his true and which his false friends, why, perhaps, I should not hesitate.†
Chpt 25-26
- "Is it possible?" asked the count, assuming all air and tone of the utmost simplicity and candor.†
Chpt 45-46
- I will candidly explain the reason of both, and I trust to your goodness to pardon me.†
Chpt 51-52
- "Indeed, count," said Morcerf, "I thank you sincerely for having used so much candor towards me, and I gratefully accept the exclusion which you propose.†
Chpt 53-54
- "Come, Hermine," he said, after a short time, "answer candidly,—something vexes you—is it not so?"†
Chpt 65-66
- Now, sir, I have but one question more to ask, and I charge you, in the name of honor, of humanity, and of religion, to answer me candidly.†
Chpt 69-70
- You see I am more candid than you.†
Chpt 75-76
- " 'The president again arose, and having imposed silence, said,—"Sir, you are too serious and too sensible a man not to understand the consequences of our present situation, and your candor has already dictated to us the conditions which remain for us to offer you."†
Chpt 75-76
- No one who had seen the magistrate at this moment, so thoroughly unnerved by the recent inauspicious combination of circumstances, would have supposed for an instant that he had anticipated the annoyance; although it certainly never had occurred to him that his father would carry candor, or rather rudeness, so far as to relate such a history.†
Chpt 77-78
- Albert was silent; an instant after, the countess resumed: "You came to inquire after my health; I will candidly acknowledge that I am not well.†
Chpt 87-88
- Next to the merit of infallibility which you appear to possess, I rank that of candidly acknowledging a fault.†
Chpt 89-90
- "I?" replied Eugenie with her usual candor.†
Chpt 93-94
- "This is not to the purpose," said Eugenie; "let us speak candidly, sir; I admire candor."†
Chpt 95-96
- "This is not to the purpose," said Eugenie; "let us speak candidly, sir; I admire candor."†
Chpt 95-96
- I have proposed to you to marry, not for your sake, for indeed I did not think of you in the least at the moment (you admire candor, and will now be satisfied, I hope); but because it suited me to marry you as soon as possible, on account of certain commercial speculations I am desirous of entering into.†
Chpt 95-96
- Excuse me for speaking so very candidly, but as this is intended only for ourselves, I do not see why I should weigh my words.
Chpt 105-106 *candidly = honestly and directly
Definition:
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(candid as in: your candid opinion) honest and direct