forthright

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"The tone of the conversation today was very frank and very forthright, which is as it should be," he added.

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  1. adjective Direct and without evasion; straightforward: a forthright appraisal; forthright criticism.
  2. adjective Archaic Proceeding straight ahead.
  3. adverb Directly ahead.
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  • He would have to be forthright, and take the consequence. —  Faun ; Games
  • He looked like what he was: stalwart, forthright, and reasonable. —  Set Sail for Murder
  • She is imperious, forthright, aggressive, and quick to take offense These resemble Demon traits. —  Swell Foop
  • She had all the almost-unconscious arrogance of the Bedwyns, but she was also intelligent, forthright, and honest—all qualities that he admired She was also attractive as well as classically beautiful. —  SLIGHTLY TEMPTED
  • The assembly in C.A.R. was led by Barthelemy Boganda, a Catholic priest who also was known for his forthright statements in the French Assembly on the need for African emancipation.
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  1. from Middle English forthriht (not found as adjective), from Anglo-Saxon forthriht (Somner), from forth, forth, + riht, adjective, right: see forth and right, adjective
  2. Middle English forthriht, forthrihtes, from Anglo-Saxon forthrihte, straight, from forth + rihte, right, straight: see forth and right, adv.
 

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