English Explanatory Dictionary

forthright

English dictionary entry

Meanings

adj
  1. Straightforward; not evasive; candid and direct.
  2. Frank, outspoken.
  3. Markedly simple.
  4. Fixed; settled; decided.
  5. Proceeding straight forth.
noun
  1. A straight path.
adv
  1. Expressly, frankly, unhesitatingly.
  2. At once, forthwith.
  3. Swiftly.
  4. Straight forward, in a straight direction.

Pronunciation

/ˈfɔːθˌɹaɪt/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-forthright.wav /ˈfɔɹθˌɹaɪt/ /fɔːθˈɹaɪt/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-forthright2.wav

Word forms

forthright more forthright most forthright forthrights

Etymology

From Middle English forþright, forþriʒt, forþriht, from Old English forþriht (“direct, plain”). By surface analysis, forth + right.

Synonyms

out-front

Derived words

forthrightly forthrightness unforthright
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