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cabal, adjective
upright, fine; full, clear

Cabal is a slightly formal word you may come across in newspapers or books. It has two rather different meanings. Applied to people, it means fine and upright:

Era hombre cabal y trabajador como ninguno.
He was a fine man and a hard worker.

persona cabal y buen político
a fine person and a good politician

When referring to an idea or a picture of something, it means full or clear:

No resulta fácil hacerse una idea cabal de cuál es la verdadera situación.
It isn’t easy to get a clear idea of what the real situation is.

If you want to stress how honest somebody is, you use the next phrase:

Es honrado a carta cabal.
He’s completely and utterly honest.

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