forthright
adjective/ˈfɔːθraɪt/
/ˈfɔːrθraɪt/
- direct and honest in manner and speech synonym frank
- a woman of forthright views
- He spoke in a forthright manner but without anger.
- MacTavish was characteristically forthright in his reply.
- She’s always been very forthright about her preferences.
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryverbs- be
- seem
- extremely
- fairly
- very
- …
- about
Word OriginOld English forthriht ‘straight forward, directly’ (see forth, right).Want to learn more?
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