From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:
Forthright \Forth"right`\ (? or ?), adv. [Forth, adv. + right,
adv.]
Straight forward; in a straight direction. [Archaic] --Sir P.
Sidney.
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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:
Forthright \Forth"right`\, a.
Direct; straightforward; as, a forthright man. [Archaic]
--Lowell.
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They were Night and Day, and Day and Night,
Piligrims wight with steps forthright. --Emerson.
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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:
Forthright \Forth"right`\, n.
A straight path. [Archaic]
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Here's a maze trod, indeed,
Through forthrights and meanders! --Shak.
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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
forthright
adv 1: directly and without evasion; not roundabout; "to face a
problem squarely"; "the responsibility lies squarely with
them"; "spoke forthright (or forthrightly) and to the
point" [syn: {squarely}, {forthrightly}, {forthright}]
adj 1: characterized by directness in manner or speech; without
subtlety or evasion; "blunt talking and straight
shooting"; "a blunt New England farmer"; "I gave them my
candid opinion"; "forthright criticism"; "a forthright
approach to the problem"; "tell me what you think--and
you may just as well be frank"; "it is possible to be
outspoken without being rude"; "plainspoken and to the
point"; "a point-blank accusation" [syn: {blunt},
{candid}, {forthright}, {frank}, {free-spoken},
{outspoken}, {plainspoken}, {point-blank}, {straight-
from-the-shoulder}]
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