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forthright
(mass) | forthright
- priamy |
forthright
(encz) | forthright,přímý adj: Zdeněk Brož |
Forthright
(gcide) | Forthright \Forth"right`\ (? or ?), adv. [Forth, adv. + right,
adv.]
Straight forward; in a straight direction. [Archaic] --Sir P.
Sidney.
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Forthright
(gcide) | Forthright \Forth"right`\, a.
Direct; straightforward; as, a forthright man. [Archaic]
--Lowell.
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They were Night and Day, and Day and Night,
Piligrims wight with steps forthright. --Emerson.
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Forthright
(gcide) | Forthright \Forth"right`\, n.
A straight path. [Archaic]
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Here's a maze trod, indeed,
Through forthrights and meanders! --Shak.
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forthright
(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}] |
| | podobné slovo | definícia |
forthrightly
(mass) | forthrightly
- úprimne |
forthrightly
(encz) | forthrightly,upřímně adv: Zdeněk Brož |
forthrightness
(encz) | forthrightness,přímost n: Zdeněk Brožforthrightness,upřímnost n: Zdeněk Brož |
with forthright vigor
(encz) | with forthright vigor,se vší rozhodností web |
Forthright
(gcide) | Forthright \Forth"right`\ (? or ?), adv. [Forth, adv. + right,
adv.]
Straight forward; in a straight direction. [Archaic] --Sir P.
Sidney.
[1913 Webster]Forthright \Forth"right`\, a.
Direct; straightforward; as, a forthright man. [Archaic]
--Lowell.
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They were Night and Day, and Day and Night,
Piligrims wight with steps forthright. --Emerson.
[1913 Webster]Forthright \Forth"right`\, n.
A straight path. [Archaic]
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Here's a maze trod, indeed,
Through forthrights and meanders! --Shak.
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Forthrightness
(gcide) | Forthrightness \Forth"right`ness\, n.
Straightforwardness; explicitness; directness. [Archaic]
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Dante's concise forthrightness of phrase. --Hawthorne.
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forthrightly
(wn) | forthrightly
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] |
forthrightness
(wn) | forthrightness
n 1: the quality of being honest and straightforward in attitude
and speech [syn: candor, candour, candidness,
frankness, directness, forthrightness] |
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