forthright · adjective, noun1
- Old English · inherited fromforþriht“direct, plain”
- Middle English · inherited fromforþright
- English todayforthright
From Middle English forþright, forþriʒt, forþriht, from Old English forþriht (“direct, plain”). By surface analysis, forth + right.
forthright · adverb2
- Old English · inherited fromforþrihte“straightway, at once, plainly”
- Middle English · inherited fromforthright
- English todayforthright
From Middle English forthright, forþriʒt, forthricte, from Old English forþrihte (“straightway, at once, plainly”), from forþriht + -e (“adverbial suffix”). By surface analysis, forth + right.
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