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forthright is an adjective and adverb meaning "characterized by directness in manner or speech; without subtlety or evasion". It carries 2 recorded senses.
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”
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”
Forms marked · are formed by the regular rule rather than recorded in the source data. English keeps a few hundred irregulars and the rest follow the pattern, so the rule is right far more often than not — but it is a rule, and the mark says so.
Definitions, synonyms and semantic relations for forthright come from Princeton University’s WordNet. The pronunciation comes from the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary. Commonness is measured against a corpus of everyday English. Full sources and licences.