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/fˈɔːθɹaɪtnəs/
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[ US /ˈfɔɹˈθɹaɪtnəs/ ]
[ US /ˈfɔɹˈθɹaɪtnəs/ ]
NOUN
- the quality of being honest and straightforward in attitude and speech
How To Use forthrightness In A Sentence
- Thompson, who impresses with his vigour, drive and forthrightness, should not be hung out to dry for doing what, in all honesty, any new owner would have undertaken.
- It also touches on his honesty and "forthrightness" (is that a word or something I snagged from the Bush dictionary?) The Official TPM Tally: The McCains Own Eight To Eleven Houses
- I mean, anyone who was ever a child and who’s ever written a letter to Santa proclaiming to have been a Very Good Boy (slash Girl) This Year might know that total forthrightness is far overrated. scatterbrain The Hyannis Port Story | Miette's Bedtime Story Podcast
- He exudes humility and forthrightness, as befits a melodrama Hero. James Scarborough: Snooty and the Beast, All American Melodrama Theatre & Music Hall/Screaming Mimi!, Act Out Mystery Theatre
- Partisanship as practiced in Europe has its strengths - vigor and forthrightness, among them.
- He had risen in the ranks of the party by the sheer dint of his hard work and forthrightness.
- Again and again in the exhibition, one feels that Conner not only got there first but did so with welcome concision, intensity and forthrightness.
- We want all persons in Bahamian public life to act with probity, decorum, honesty and forthrightness.
- Bill Ayers, unfortunately, has not generally shown anything like that kind of forthrightness or capacity for self-criticism. Ladies and gentlemen, the Libertarian Party candidate for the President of the United States of America
- However, there are times, like today, when my reward for my incredible dedication and forthrightness is the joy spelled out on the faces of our most special treasures: Our children. Archive 2007-09-01