4 definitions found
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Forthright \Forth"right`\ (? or ?), adv [Forth, adv + right
adv.]
Straight forward; in a straight direction. [Archaic] --Sir P.
Sidney.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Forthright \Forth"right`\, a.
Direct; straightforward; as a forthright man. [Archaic]
--Lowell.
They were Night and Day and Day and Night, Piligrims
wight with steps forthright. --Emerson.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Forthright \Forth"right`\, n.
A straight path. [Archaic]
Here's a maze trod, indeed, Through forthrights and
meanders! --Shak.
From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]:
forthright
adj : characterized by disconcerting 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" [syn: {blunt}, {candid}, {frank}, {free-spoken},
{outspoken}, {plainspoken}, {point-blank}]
adv : 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" [syn: {squarely}, {forthrightly}]
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