Definition of "forthright" in Englisch

adjective

1. Straightforward; not evasive; candid and direct.

   • The witness was considered eminently credible thanks to her forthright answers.

2. Frank, outspoken.

3. Markedly simple.

4. Fixed; settled; decided.

5. (archaic) Proceeding straight forth.

noun

1. (archaic) A straight path.

adverb

1. Expressly, frankly, unhesitatingly.

2. At once, forthwith.

3. Swiftly.

4. (archaic) Straight forward, in a straight direction.