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forth·right  audio  (fôrthrt, frth-) KEY 

ADJECTIVE:
  1. Direct and without evasion; straightforward: a forthright appraisal; forthright criticism.
  2. Archaic Proceeding straight ahead.
ADVERB:
    1. Directly ahead.
    2. Directly and frankly.
  2. Archaic At once.


OTHER FORMS:
forthrightly(Adverb), forthrightness(Noun)


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