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UK
/fˈɔːθɹaɪtli/
]
[ US /ˈfɔɹˈθɹaɪtɫi/ ]
[ US /ˈfɔɹˈθɹaɪtɫi/ ]
ADVERB
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directly and without evasion; not roundabout
the responsibility lies squarely with them
spoke forthright (or forthrightly) and to the point
to face a problem squarely
How To Use forthrightly In A Sentence
- Beyond their settings, what these future-war games have in common with the Modern Warfare series is a refusal to forthrightly acknowledge the inspiration for their subject matter.
- He should do so forthrightly but without bluster. Times, Sunday Times
- Didn't prevaricate but answered forthrightly and honestly.
- He needed intelligently and forthrightly to answer her charges and demonstrate sympathy for her embattled position.
- Secretary Small and Deputy Secretary Burke have exhibited a head-in-the-sand attitude toward wrongdoing at their agency; they have engaged in stonewalling and spin rather than dealing forthrightly with the discrimination that has occurred. Another Government Report Supports Sternberg
- They ought to be demanding that the presidential candidates speak out forthrightly on these issues.
- Below this formal structure lies a crucial reality, which Penn is almost alone in forthrightly disclosing: students have a much better chance of being admitted if they apply early decision than if they wait to join the regular pool. The Early-Decision Racket
- For now, though, she forthrightly claims that she doesn't crave wider recognition. Times, Sunday Times
- The US, though still a huge military, diplomatic and economic presence in the region, cannot assert its interests as forthrightly as it once could.
- Labels and inscriptions on things manufactured in preindustrial eras often give voice to the objects they adorn, as if bringing them to life, to speak directly or forthrightly to their admirers or potential owners. The English Is Coming!