FORTHRIGHTS

Noun

forthrights

plural of forthright

Source: Wiktionary


FORTHRIGHT

Forth"right` ( or ), adv. Etym: [Forth, adv. + right, adv.]

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

Forth"right`, a.

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

Forth"right`, n.

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

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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