forthright

[ adjective, noun fawrth-rahyt, fohrth-; adverb fawrth-rahyt, fohrth-, fawrth-rahyt, fohrth- ]

/ adjective, noun ˈfɔrθˌraɪt, ˈfoʊrθ-; adverb ˌfɔrθˈraɪt, ˌfoʊrθ-, ˈfɔrθˌraɪt, ˈfoʊrθ- /

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adjective

going straight to the point; frank; direct; outspoken: It's sometimes difficult to be forthright and not give offense.

proceeding in a straight course; direct; straightforward: a forthright glance.

adverb Also forth·right·ly.

straight or directly forward; in a direct or straightforward manner: He told us forthright just what his objections were.

straightaway; at once; immediately: He saw forthright that such an action was folly.

noun

Archaic. a straight course or path.

Words nearby forthright

forte, forte-piano, fortepiano, forth, forthcoming, forthright, forthwith, fortieth, fortification, fortification agate, fortified pa

Origin of forthright

before 1000; Middle English; Old English forthrihte. See forth, right

OTHER WORDS FROM forthright

forth·right·ness, nounun·forth·right, adjective

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Examples from the Web for forthright

Well, McConnell made Romney look like an ironman of forthright constancy.
The Amazingly Two-Faced Mitch McConnell|Michael Tomasky|October 15, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Nobody else was as forthright with me about this touchy topic.
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But, he said with a grimace, “I do judge by my meetings with people how forthright they are.”
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It is customary for political campaigns to keep their most forthright views in-house.
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Over lunch in a Toronto café, she proved sharp, funny, forthright, and unassuming.
Three Cheers for Alice Munro’s Nobel Prize in Literature|Malcolm Jones|October 10, 2013|DAILY BEAST
A man should not be able to look other than directly and forthright.
Essays, Second Series|Ralph Waldo Emerson
Hollister was all for swift and forthright action, deeds done in the open.
The Hidden Places|Bertrand W. Sinclair
This forthright exposition of official English attitudes reiterated the policy of colonial economic dependence.
Contributions From the Museum of History and Technology|Ivor Noel Hume
Mrs. Stanton's interest in woman's rights and her forthright, clear thinking made an instant appeal.
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The intensely interesting thing about Culhane was this different, very original and forthright if at times brutal point of view.
Twelve Men|Theodore Dreiser

British Dictionary definitions for forthright

forthright

adjective (ˈfɔːθˌraɪt)

direct and outspoken

adverb (ˌfɔːθˈraɪt, ˈfɔːθˌraɪt) forthrightly

in a direct manner; frankly

at once

Derived forms of forthright

forthrightness, noun

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forthright

adjective

adverb Also forth·right·ly.

noun

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British Dictionary definitions for forthright

adjective (ˈfɔːθˌraɪt)

adverb (ˌfɔːθˈraɪt, ˈfɔːθˌraɪt) forthrightly

Derived forms of forthright