laying it on the line (adjective) outspoken: explicit, unreserved
Sinonime: acute,
agonizing,
burning, chastening,
consuming,
exquisite, extreme,
grueling, harrowing, insufferable, intense,
piercing, punishing, racking, rending, searing,
severe,
sharp, shooting, stabbing, tearing, tormenting, torturesome, torturing,
unbearable, unendurable, violent
Antonime: bearable, endurable,
helpful,
pleasant,
pleasing,
soothing