middlebrow vs straightforward

middlebrow

adj
  • Neither highbrow or lowbrow, but somewhere in between. 

noun
  • A person or thing that is neither highbrow nor lowbrow, but in between. 

straightforward

adj
  • proceeding in a straight course or manner; not deviating 

  • easy, simple, uncomplicated, without difficulty 

  • direct; forthright; frank; sincere 

adv
  • In a straightforward manner; straightforwards; straightforwardly. 

How often have the words middlebrow and straightforward occurred in a corpus of books? (source: Google Ngram Viewer )