Forthright Meaning
/ˈfɔːθˌɹaɪt/Definition, CEFR level C1, pronunciation, examples, and quiz.
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Definition
adjStraightforward; not evasive; candid and direct.
adjFrank, outspoken.
Sentence Examples
Tom was incredibly forthright and honest.
Tom is incredibly forthright and honest.
CEFR Practice Quiz
The CEO's ____ answer about the layoffs surprised everyone with its honesty.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
I appreciate your ____ attitude it's much better to be honest about the situation from the start.
Word Origin & History
From Middle English forþright, forþriʒt, forþriht, from Old English forþriht (“direct, plain”). By surface analysis, forth + right.
Literary Quotations & Historical Citations
"TSSA General Secretary Manuel Cortes was typically forthright in his criticism by claiming that Sunak had "blatantly failed" to cure "a growing tragedy", as "every single day, more and more families can't make ends meet"."
— 2022 April 6, “Network News: Spring Statement: Sunak accused of making rail less competitive”, in RAIL, number 954, page 8:
"Gonzalo: […]Here's a maze trod indeed / Through forth-rights and meanders !"
— 1610–1611 (date written), William Shakespeare, “The Tempest”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and Ed[ward] Blount, published 1623, →OCLC, [Act III, scene iii]:
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CEFR Practice Quiz
The CEO's ____ answer about the layoffs surprised everyone with its honesty.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
I appreciate your ____ attitude it's much better to be honest about the situation from the start.