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forthright

 : 
Adjective, Adverb
 : 
forth=right

WORDNET DICTIONARY

Adjective forthright has 1 sense

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

forthrightadv. [Forth, adv. + right, adv.].
     Straight forward; in a straight direction.  Sir P. Sidney.  [1913 Webster]
forthrighta. 
     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]
forthrightn. 
     A straight path.  [1913 Webster]
    "Here's a maze trod, indeed,
    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.

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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