[forth.right] adv [ME, fr. OE forthriht, fr. forth + riht right] (bef. 12c) 1 archaic a: directly forward b: without hesitation: frankly
2. archaic: at once
[2]forthright adj (bef. 12c) 1 archaic: proceeding straight on
2: free from ambiguity or evasiveness: going straight to the point "a ~ critic" "was ~ in appraising the problem"
3: notably simple in style or quality "~ furniture" -- forth.right.ly adv -- forth.right.ness n [3]forthright n (1606) archaic: a straight path