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1. (adj.) forthright
going straight to the point; direct.
2. forthright
Archaic. proceeding in a straight course.
3. (adv.) forthright
in a direct course forward.
4. forthright
in a straightforward manner; frankly.
5. forthright
Archaic. at once; immediately.
6. (n.) forthright
Archaic. a straight path.
Etymology: (bef. 1000)
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Princeton's WordNet |
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1. (adverb) blunt, candid, forthright, 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"
2. (adverb) squarely, forthrightly, forthright
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"
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Webster Dictionary |
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1. (adj) Forthright
direct; straightforward; as, a forthright man
2. (adverb) Forthright
straight forward; in a straight direction
3. (noun) Forthright
a straight path
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Sense: honest and straightforward
He is a very forthright young man.
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 Afrikaans: reguit |
 Arabic: مُستَقيم وَشريف |
 Bulgarian: честен |
 Brazilian: franco |
 Czech: přímý |
 German: geradeheraus |
 Danish: åbenhjertig; ligefrem |
 Greek: ευθύς, έντιμος |
 Spanish: franco, directo |
 Estonian: otsekohene |
 Farsi: بی شیله پیله |
 Finnish: suora |
 French: direct |
 Hebrew: גְלוּי לֵב |
 Hindi: स्पष्टवादी |
 Croatian: iskren, otvoren |
 Hungarian: egyenes |
 Indonesian: jujur |
 Icelandic: hreinskilinn |
 Italian: franco |
 Japanese: 率直な |
 Korean: 솔직한, 기탄 없이 말하는 |
 Lithuanian: tiesus, atviras |
 Latvian: atklāts; godīgs |
 Malay: jujur dan lurus |
 Dutch: openhartig |
 Norwegian: oppriktig,åpenhjertig, li |
 Polish: szczery, otwarty |
 Persian: بی شیله پیله |
 Pashto: سم، سيخ، روك، سيده، برابر |
 Portuguese: franco |
 Romanian: deschis; sincer |
 Russian: прямолинейный |
 Slovak: priamy, otvorený |
 Slovenian: odkritosrčen |
 Serbian: otvoren |
 Swedish: rättfram, öppen |
 Thai: ตรงไปตรงมา |
 Turkish: açık ve dürüst, dobra dob |
 Taiwanese: 直率的 |
 Ukrainian: відвертий |
 Urdu: سیدھا، صاف |
 Vietnamese: thẳng thắn |
 Chinese: 直率的 |
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