forthright

== English == === Etymology 1 === From Middle English forþright, forþriʒt, forþriht, from Old English forþriht (“direct, plain”). By surface analysis, forth +‎ right. ==== Pronunciation ==== (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈfɔːθˌɹaɪt/ (General American) IPA(key): /ˈfɔɹθˌɹaɪt/ ==== Adjective ==== forthright (comparative more forthright, superlative most forthright) Straightforward; not evasive; candid and direct. Synonym: out-front Frank, outspoken. Markedly simple. Fixed; settled; decided. (archaic) Proceeding straight forth. ===== Derived terms ===== forthrightly forthrightness unforthright ===== Translations ===== ==== Noun ==== forthright (plural forthrights) (archaic) A straight path. === Etymology 2 === From Middle English forthright, forþriʒt, forthricte, from Old English forþrihte (“straightway, at once, plainly”), from forþriht +‎ -e (“adverbial suffix”). By surface analysis, forth +‎ right. ==== Pronunciation ==== (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /fɔːθˈɹaɪt/ ==== Adverb ==== forthright (comparative more forthright, superlative most forthright) Expressly, frankly, unhesitatingly. At once, forthwith. Swiftly. (archaic) Straight forward, in a straight direction. === References === “forthright”, in Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: Merriam-Webster, 1996–present. Douglas Harper (2001–2026), “forthright”, in Online Etymology Dictionary.