FORTHRIGHT

adv. a. n.

3 definitions — Webster’s Dictionary (1828)

1.
adv.

Straight forward; in a straight direction. [Archaic] Sir P. Sidney.

2.
a.

Direct; straightforward; as, a forthright man. [Archaic] Lowell. They were Night and Day, and Day and Night, Piligrims wight with steps forthright. Emerson.

3.
n.

A straight path. [Archaic] Here's a maze trod, indeed, Through forthrights and meanders! Shak.

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