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Forthright
Definitions
- 1 Straightforward; not evasive; candid and direct.
"The witness was considered eminently credible thanks to her forthright answers."
- 2 Frank, outspoken.
"TSSA General Secretary Manuel Cortes was typically forthright in his criticism by claiming that Sunak had "blatantly failed" to cure "a growing tragedy", as "every single day, more and more families can't make ends meet"."
- 3 Markedly simple.
- 4 Fixed; settled; decided.
- 5 Proceeding straight forth. archaic
- 1 characterized by directness in manner or speech; without subtlety or evasion wordnet
- 1 Expressly, frankly, unhesitatingly.
- 2 At once, forthwith.
- 3 Swiftly.
- 4 Straight forward, in a straight direction. archaic
- 1 directly and without evasion; not roundabout wordnet
- 1 A straight path. archaic
"Gonzalo: […]Here's a maze trod indeed / Through forth-rights and meanders !"
Etymology
From Middle English forþright, forþriʒt, forþriht, from Old English forþriht (“direct, plain”). By surface analysis, forth + right.
From Middle English forþright, forþriʒt, forþriht, from Old English forþriht (“direct, plain”). By surface analysis, forth + right.
From Middle English forthright, forþriʒt, forthricte, from Old English forþrihte (“straightway, at once, plainly”), from forþriht + -e (“adverbial suffix”). By surface analysis, forth + right.
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