Skip to content
Vinony

forthright

adverb

No English definition recorded for this entry.

L190900 on Wikidata ↗

adjective

No English definition recorded for this entry.

L336919 on Wikidata ↗

Wiktionary

Pronunciation: /ˈfɔːθˌɹaɪt/ / /ˈfɔɹθˌɹaɪt/ / /fɔːθˈɹaɪt/

adj

Etymology: From Middle English forþright, forþriʒt, forþriht, from Old English forþriht (“direct, plain”). By surface analysis, forth + right.

  1. Straightforward; not evasive; candid and direct.

    “The witness was considered eminently credible thanks to her forthright answers.”

  2. Frank, outspoken.

    “TSSA General Secretary Manuel Cortes was typically forthright in his criticism by claiming that Sunak had "blatantly failed" to cure "a growing tragedy", as "every single day, more and more families can't make ends meet".”

  3. Markedly simple.
  4. Fixed; settled; decided.
  5. Proceeding straight forth.

adv

Etymology: From Middle English forthright, forþriʒt, forthricte, from Old English forþrihte (“straightway, at once, plainly”), from forþriht + -e (“adverbial suffix”). By surface analysis, forth + right.

  1. Expressly, frankly, unhesitatingly.
  2. At once, forthwith.
  3. Swiftly.
  4. Straight forward, in a straight direction.

noun

Etymology: From Middle English forþright, forþriʒt, forþriht, from Old English forþriht (“direct, plain”). By surface analysis, forth + right.

  1. A straight path.

    “Gonzalo: […]Here's a maze trod indeed / Through forth-rights and meanders !”