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Meaning of forthright

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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:

  forthright
      adv 1: directly and without evasion; not roundabout; "to face a
             problem squarely"; "the responsibility lies squarely with
             them"; "spoke forthright (or forthrightly) and to the
             point" [syn: {squarely}, {forthrightly}, {forthright}]
      adj 1: characterized by directness in manner or speech; without
             subtlety or evasion; "blunt talking and straight
             shooting"; "a blunt New England farmer"; "I gave them my
             candid opinion"; "forthright criticism"; "a forthright
             approach to the problem"; "tell me what you think--and
             you may just as well be frank"; "it is possible to be
             outspoken without being rude"; "plainspoken and to the
             point"; "a point-blank accusation" [syn: {blunt},
             {candid}, {forthright}, {frank}, {free-spoken},
             {outspoken}, {plainspoken}, {point-blank}, {straight-
             from-the-shoulder}]

Source : WordNet ® Princeton University. 2010.

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