Definition of Forthright

Forthright

Straight forward; in a straight direction.

Direct; straightforward; as, a forthright man.

A straight path.

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Forthright Quotations

George Orwell's contention was that it is a sure sign of trouble when things can no longer be called by their right names and described in plain, forthright speech.
Christopher Lasch

Job's forthright indictment of the injustice of this world is surely right. The ways of the world are weird and much more unpredictable than either scientists or theologians generally make things look.
Walter Kaufmann

You can be stern and forthright, and that's my management style, but when you lose it totally, that's a sign of weakness.
Jon Huntsman, Jr.

The tragedy of bold, forthright, industrious people is that they act so continuously without much thinking, that it becomes dry and empty.
Brenda Ueland

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Forthright Translations

forthright in French is franchise
forthright in Italian is scoperto

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