adj.
- Direct and without evasion; straightforward: a forthright appraisal; forthright criticism.
- Archaic. Proceeding straight ahead.
- Directly ahead.
- Directly and frankly.
- Archaic. At once.
forthrightness forth'right'ness n.
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