Synonyms for forthright
| Grammar : Adj |
| Spell : adjective, noun fawrth-rahyt, fohrth-; adverb fawrth-rahyt, fohrth-, fawrth-rahyt, fohrth- |
| Phonetic Transcription : adjective, noun ˈfɔrθˌraɪt, ˈfoʊrθ-; adverb ˌfɔrθˈraɪt, ˌfoʊrθ-, ˈfɔrθˌraɪt, ˈfoʊrθ- |
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Définition of forthright
Origin :- Old English forðriht "direct, plain;" see forth + right. Related: Forthrightly; forthrightness.
- adj straightforward, honest
- Hope you won't think I didn't play soundly, but it's not a forthright game.
- Extract from : « Ruggles of Red Gap » by Harry Leon Wilson
- A man should not be able to look other than directly and forthright.
- Extract from : « Essays, Second Series » by Ralph Waldo Emerson
- All that he did was forthright, manly, single-purposed, and unhesitating.
- Extract from : « The Eagle's Heart » by Hamlin Garland
- By the reins the horse he tethered, and went to them forthright.
- Extract from : « The Lay of the Cid » by R. Selden Rose
- He was forthright and masterful and inclined to talk to her from a height.
- Extract from : « The Adventures of Sally » by P. G. Wodehouse
- Forthright he drove into the crowd like a reaper into standing grain.
- Extract from : « Where the Pavement Ends » by John Russell
- “In that case he's drowned,” said Grattan, who was of a forthright manner of speech.
- Extract from : « Mystery at Geneva » by Rose Macaulay
- The question was so unexpected and so forthright that it almost staggered her.
- Extract from : « What Will People Say? » by Rupert Hughes
- That was her honest, forthright, Winnebago Wisconsin self talking.
- Extract from : « Fanny Herself » by Edna Ferber
- He admired this frank, forthright sister who blazed so handsomely into rage.
- Extract from : « The Sheriff's Son » by William MacLeod Raine
Antonyms for forthright
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