Merriam-Webster Collegiate Dictionary - forthright
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Forthright
forthright
I. adverb Etymology: Middle English, from Old English forthriht, from forth + riht right Date: before 12th century 1. archaic a. directly forward b. without hesitation ; frankly 2. archaic at once II. adjective Date: before 12th century 1. archaic proceeding straight on 2. free from ambiguity or evasiveness ; going straight to the point a ~ critic was ~ in appraising the problem 3. notably simple in style or quality ~ furniture • ~ly adverb • ~ness noun III. noun Date: 1606 archaic a straight path
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1.
adj. & adv. --adj. 1 direct and outspoken; straightforward. 2 decisive, unhesitating. --adv. in a direct manner; bluntly. Derivatives forthrightly adv. forthrightness n. Etymology: OE forthriht (as FORTH, RIGHT) ...Толковый словарь английского языка Oxford English Reference
2.
1. книж. откровенный, прямолинейный; честный forthright word —- откровенное высказывание a forthright critic —- нелицеприятный критик 2. уст. прямой 3. прямо; решительно 4. уст. сразу, тут же ...Новый большой англо-русский словарь
3.
1. adj. 1) прямой 2) откровенный; прямолинейный, честный Syn: see outspoken 2. adv. прямо, решительно ...Англо-русский словарь
4.
If you describe someone as forthright, you admire them because they show clearly and strongly what they think and feel. = outspoken ADJ c darkgreen]approval ...Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
5.
~ adj saying honestly what you think, in a way that sometimes seems rude (She answered in her usual forthright manner.) ...Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
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