"forthright" meaning in English

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Adjective

IPA: /ˈfɔːθˌɹaɪt/ [Received-Pronunciation], /ˈfɔɹθˌɹaɪt/ [General-American] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-forthright.wav Forms: more forthright [comparative], most forthright [superlative]
Etymology: From Middle English forþright, forþriʒt, forþriht, from Old English forþriht (“direct, plain”); equivalent to forth + right. Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|forþright}} Middle English forþright, {{inh|en|ang|forþriht|t=direct, plain}} Old English forþriht (“direct, plain”), {{com|en|forth#Adverb|right#Etymology_1}} forth + right Head templates: {{en-adj}} forthright (comparative more forthright, superlative most forthright)
  1. Straightforward; not evasive; candid and direct. Categories (topical): Personality Translations (straightforward; not evasive): прям (prjam) (Bulgarian), честен (česten) (Bulgarian), откровен (otkroven) (Bulgarian), recht voor zijn raap (Dutch), uitgesproken (Dutch), geradeaus (German), direkt (German), ειλικρινής (eilikrinís) [masculine] (Greek), μετά παρρησίας (metá parrisías) (Greek), schietto (Italian), diretto (Italian), и́скрен (ískren) (Macedonian), о́творен (ótvoren) (Macedonian), frajch (Plautdietsch), priamy (Slovak), otvorný (Slovak), franco (Spanish), directo (Spanish), rättfram (Swedish), rak (Swedish)
    Sense id: en-forthright-en-adj-DS-lM8JB Disambiguation of Personality: 44 36 0 1 2 2 11 1 4 0 Disambiguation of 'straightforward; not evasive': 93 3 1 1 3
  2. Frank, outspoken. Categories (topical): Personality Translations (frank, outspoken): unverblümt (German), schietto (Italian), franco (Italian), rättfram (Swedish), rak (Swedish)
    Sense id: en-forthright-en-adj-DzotLlQk Disambiguation of Personality: 44 36 0 1 2 2 11 1 4 0 Categories (other): Terms with Bulgarian translations, Terms with Macedonian translations, Terms with Slovak translations, Terms with Swedish translations Disambiguation of Terms with Bulgarian translations: 13 41 26 8 8 3 Disambiguation of Terms with Macedonian translations: 13 40 25 10 10 3 Disambiguation of Terms with Slovak translations: 13 40 25 10 10 3 Disambiguation of Terms with Swedish translations: 13 45 25 8 7 2 Disambiguation of 'frank, outspoken': 7 90 0 1 1
  3. Markedly simple.
    Sense id: en-forthright-en-adj-Nv5uPapk Categories (other): English links with manual fragments, Entries with translation boxes, Terms with Dutch translations, Terms with German translations, Terms with Greek translations, Terms with Italian translations, Terms with Plautdietsch translations, Terms with Spanish translations Disambiguation of English links with manual fragments: 9 20 39 14 14 4 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 2 13 64 9 8 3 Disambiguation of Terms with Dutch translations: 3 21 42 15 14 5 Disambiguation of Terms with German translations: 8 19 42 14 13 5 Disambiguation of Terms with Greek translations: 3 21 42 15 14 5 Disambiguation of Terms with Italian translations: 3 18 53 11 10 5 Disambiguation of Terms with Plautdietsch translations: 3 22 66 4 4 2 Disambiguation of Terms with Spanish translations: 3 17 56 11 10 3
  4. Fixed; settled; decided.
    Sense id: en-forthright-en-adj-pNe~Zhmm
  5. (archaic) Proceeding straight forth. Tags: archaic
    Sense id: en-forthright-en-adj-cRyITvbj
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: forthrightly, forthrightness, unforthright
Etymology number: 1

Adverb

IPA: /fɔːθˈɹaɪt/ [Received-Pronunciation] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-forthright2.wav Forms: more forthright [comparative], most forthright [superlative]
Etymology: From Middle English forthright, forþriʒt, forthricte, from Old English forþrihte (“straightway, at once, plainly”), from forþriht + -e (“adverbial suffix”). Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|forthright}} Middle English forthright, {{inh|en|ang|forþrihte|t=straightway, at once, plainly}} Old English forþrihte (“straightway, at once, plainly”), {{suf|ang|forþriht|e|gloss2=adverbial suffix|nocat=1}} forþriht + -e (“adverbial suffix”) Head templates: {{en-adv}} forthright (comparative more forthright, superlative most forthright)
  1. Expressly, frankly, unhesitatingly.
    Sense id: en-forthright-en-adv-U9GiJIFI
  2. At once, forthwith. Categories (topical): Personality
    Sense id: en-forthright-en-adv-uX6aCKRa Disambiguation of Personality: 44 36 0 1 2 2 11 1 4 0
  3. Swiftly.
    Sense id: en-forthright-en-adv-NTa~6LNK
  4. (archaic) Straight forward, in a straight direction. Tags: archaic
    Sense id: en-forthright-en-adv--yqGzAW4 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 1 3 10 1 1 11 12 25 35 0 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 0 4 10 1 2 11 12 24 35 0 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 0 4 10 1 1 11 12 24 36 0
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Noun

IPA: /ˈfɔːθˌɹaɪt/ [Received-Pronunciation], /ˈfɔɹθˌɹaɪt/ [General-American] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-forthright.wav Forms: forthrights [plural]
Etymology: From Middle English forþright, forþriʒt, forþriht, from Old English forþriht (“direct, plain”); equivalent to forth + right. Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|forþright}} Middle English forþright, {{inh|en|ang|forþriht|t=direct, plain}} Old English forþriht (“direct, plain”), {{com|en|forth#Adverb|right#Etymology_1}} forth + right Head templates: {{en-noun}} forthright (plural forthrights)
  1. (archaic) A straight path. Tags: archaic
    Sense id: en-forthright-en-noun-TwTeF6zN
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Inflected forms

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