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forthright
WORDNET DICTIONARY
Adjective forthright has 1 sense
- forthright(s = adj.all) blunt, candid, frank, free-spoken, outspoken, plainspoken, point-blank, straight-from-the-shoulder - characterized by directness in manner or speech; without subtlety or evasion; "blunt talking and straight shooting"; "a blunt New England farmer"; "I gave them my candid opinion"; "forthright criticism"; "a forthright approach to the problem"; "tell me what you think--and you may just as well be frank"; "it is possible to be outspoken without being rude"; "plainspoken and to the point"; "a point-blank accusation" Derived form noun forthrightness1
Adverbial forthright has 1 sense
- forthright(r = adv.all) forthrightly, squarely - directly and without evasion; not roundabout; "to face a problem squarely"; "the responsibility lies squarely with them"; "spoke forthright (or forthrightly) and to the point"
CIDE DICTIONARY
forthright, adv. [Forth, adv. + right, adv. ].
Straight forward; in a straight direction. Sir P. Sidney. [1913 Webster]
forthright, a.
Direct; straightforward; as, a forthright man. Lowell. [1913 Webster]
"They were Night and Day, and Day and Night,
Piligrims wight with steps forthright." [1913 Webster]
Piligrims wight with steps forthright." [1913 Webster]
forthright, n.
A straight path. [1913 Webster]
"Here's a maze trod, indeed,
Through forthrights and meanders!" [1913 Webster]
Through forthrights and meanders!" [1913 Webster]
OXFORD DICTIONARY
forthright, adj. & adv.
--adj.
1 direct and outspoken; straightforward.
2 decisive, unhesitating.
--adv. in a direct manner; bluntly.
--adj.
1 direct and outspoken; straightforward.
2 decisive, unhesitating.
--adv. in a direct manner; bluntly.
Derivative
forthrightly adv. forthrightness n.
Etymology
OE forthriht (as FORTH, RIGHT)
THESAURUS
forthright
aboveboard, artless, bluff, blunt, broad, brusque, candid, dead, dead ahead, direct, directly, downright, due, due north, explicit, frank, frankhearted, free, free-speaking, free-spoken, free-tongued, genuine, heart-to-heart, in a beeline, in line with, ingenuous, open, openhearted, outspoken, plain, plain dealing, plain-spoken, right, round, sincere, single, straight, straight across, straight ahead, straight-out, straightforward, straightforwards, straightly, transparent, unambiguous, unchecked, unconstrained, undeviatingly, undisguised, unequivocal, unguarded, uninhibited, unreserved, unrestrained, unswervingly, unvarnished, unveeringly
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