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   Forth·right

   /ˈfôrTHˌrīt/

   

   adjective

   • 1. (of a person or their manner or speech) direct and outspoken; straightforward and honest: "his most forthright attack yet on the reforms"
   • 2. proceeding directly forward. archaic

   adverb

   • 1. directly forward. archaic
   • ▪ immediately. archaic

   Word Origin Old Englishforthriht ‘straight forward, directly’ (see forth, right).

   Derivatives

   • 1. forthrightly adverb
   • 2. forthrightness noun

   Scrabble Points: 20

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