forthright

(fôrth'rīt', fōrth'-)
adj.

1. Direct and without evasion; straightforward: a forthright appraisal; forthright criticism.
2. Archaic. Proceeding straight ahead.

adv.

1. 1. Directly ahead.
   2. Directly and frankly.
2. Archaic. At once.

forthrightly forth'right'ly adv.
forthrightness forth'right'ness n.

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adjective

Manifesting honesty and directness, especially in speech: candid, direct, downright, frank, honest, ingenuous, man-to-man, open, plainspoken, straight, straightforward, straight-out, unreserved. Informal straight-from-the-shoulder, straight-shooting. See clear/unclear, show/hide.

adj

Definition: straightforward, honest
Antonyms: devious, dishonest, secret, secretive, untruthful

For a list of words related to forthright, see:

• Good, Sincere, Honest, or Just

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Dansk (Danish)
adj. - ligefrem, åbenhjertig
adv. - straks, omgående

Nederlands (Dutch)
oprecht, recht voor zijn raap, recht(uit), simpel, rechtdoor gaand, vastbesloten

Français (French)
adj. - direct, sans détour, sans ambiguïté
adv. - directement, sans ambiguïté, sans détours

Deutsch (German)
adj. - direkt, offen
adv. - gerade(aus)

Ελληνική (Greek)
adj. - ειλικρινής, ευθύς (κν. ντόμπρος)

Italiano (Italian)
esplicito

Português (Portuguese)
adj. - direto

Русский (Russian)
прямой

Español (Spanish)
adj. - directo, derecho, franco
adv. - directamente, francamente, inmediatamente

Svenska (Swedish)
adj. - rättfram, rakt fram, genast (åld.)

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
直接的, 坦白的, 直率的, 直接地, 立即, 马上

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
adj. - 直接的, 坦白的, 直率的
adv. - 直接地, 立即, 馬上

한국어 (Korean)
adj. - 솔직한
adv. - 똑바로 앞으로, 솔직히, 곧

日本語 (Japanese)
adj. - 直進の, ずばりと言う
adv. - まっすぐ前に, ずばりと

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(صفه) مباشر , صريح‏

עברית (Hebrew)
adj. - ‮גלוי, ישר‬
adv. - ‮באופן גלוי או בוטה‬

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