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Synonyms for straightforwardly


Grammar : Adv
Spell : streyt-fawr-werd
Phonetic Transcription : ˌstreɪtˈfɔr wərd

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Définition of straightforwardly

Origin :
  • 1550s, from straight (adj.1) + forward. In reference to language, from 1806.
  • As in justly : adv fairly
  • As in simply : adv plainly, clearly
  • As in straight : adv immediately, directly
  • As in squarely : adv honestly
  • As in frankly : adv very honestly
Example sentences :
  • But that, as he straightforwardly revealed it, was no part of his intent.
  • Extract from : « Scaramouche » by Rafael Sabatini
  • When Hugo wrote for himself he wrote almost as simply and straightforwardly as Dumas.
  • Extract from : « Views and Reviews » by William Ernest Henley
  • And now please answer my question quite as straightforwardly.
  • Extract from : « The Coming Conquest of England » by August Niemann
  • I might try at it straightforwardly for a week together, and not do it.
  • Extract from : « Proserpina, Volume 1 » by John Ruskin
  • He was mildly surprised at how sincerely and straightforwardly he said it.
  • Extract from : « The Cosmic Computer » by Henry Beam Piper
  • He knows what needs to be told; and he tells it straightforwardly.
  • Extract from : « The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 14, No. 83, September, 1864 » by Various
  • And I want you to tell me straightforwardly the meaning of all this mystery.
  • Extract from : « The Strange Adventure Of James Shervinton » by Louis Becke
  • I reflected that I ought to have acted more frankly and straightforwardly with her.
  • Extract from : « Major Frank » by A. L. G. Bosboom-Toussaint
  • "Only beer, and not that when I'm on the job, Miss." He eyed her straightforwardly.
  • Extract from : « The Fifth Ace » by Douglas Grant
  • Straightforwardly, or—I'll leave thee to the mercy of madam the admiral's wife!
  • Extract from : « Under the Rose » by Frederic Stewart Isham

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