forth-right

If it could only be that simple…. but I want our leaders being bold, forth-right, and honest - choosing a statement carefully I understand, but I do NOT think these are the right words… they are still too squishy!

Are Republicans Finally Uniting? - Erick’s blog - RedState 2009

The same issue of “passing” was addressed in a more forth-right way by director Elia Kazan in 1949 with Pinky, but the young actress doing the “passing” was the very white Jeanne Crain.

The Movies That Changed Us Nick Clooney 2002

The same issue of “passing” was addressed in a more forth-right way by director Elia Kazan in 1949 with Pinky, but the young actress doing the “passing” was the very white Jeanne Crain.

The Movies That Changed Us Nick Clooney 2002

The same issue of “passing” was addressed in a more forth-right way by director Elia Kazan in 1949 with Pinky, but the young actress doing the “passing” was the very white Jeanne Crain.

The Movies That Changed Us Nick Clooney 2002

She wrote steadily, novel after novel, made money, and spent money with a forth-right and standard-bearing loyalty to those twins of domestic economy, taste and comfort.

Mrs. Wharton in New York Hardwick, Elizabeth 1988

Astringent, forth-right and uncompromisingly intelligent, Justine at eight cared as little what anyone thought of her as she had when a baby.

The Thorn Birds McCullough, Colleen 1977

When the tales were all told, and Arthur had them understood, then called the king forth-right his dearest knights, and they counselled them between a castle to arear, beside the water that Albe was named.

Roman de Brut. English Layamon

And there was forth-right captured Octa, Hengest's son, and his wed-brother Ebissa, and his comrade Ossa.

Roman de Brut. English Layamon

Gillomar gan him to flee there, and fled forth-right, with twenty of his knights, into a great wood—-of worship bereaved—-his Irish folk was felled with steel.

Roman de Brut. English Layamon

By substituting the slow and verbose pentameter of what is called the classic school of English poetry for the remarkably forth-right and simple eight-syllabic measure of the original, the translator has contrived to lose almost wholly that homely flavor of the old poet, which Goethe carefully preserved.

The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 05, No. 27, January, 1860 Various