forthright
- 01 C1 Advanced
adv.in a direct and honest way.
adv.in a candid or unhesitating manner; frankly.
Simple“She spoke forthright about the mistakes she had made in the past.”
In context“The witness answered every question forthright, leaving the jury with little doubt about the sequence of events.”
- 02 C2 Proficiency
adj.moving or going straight forward in one direction.
adj.proceeding in a straight course or direction.
Simple“The old map showed a forthright path through the dense forest.”
In context“The architect designed a forthright gallery space that led visitors directly from the entrance to the main hall.”
“Startlingly funny, sad and hopeful, with a splendidly forthright heroine, this coming-of-age YA romance looks tenderly at sorrow and self-discovery.”
From Middle English forþright, forþriʒt, forþriht, from Old English forþriht (“direct, plain”). By surface analysis, forth + right.
From Middle English forthright, forþriʒt, forthricte, from Old English forþrihte (“straightway, at once, plainly”), from forþriht + -e (“adverbial suffix”). By surface analysis, forth + right.
Etymology adapted from Wiktionary, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.