1 honest or direct in expressing one’s thoughts or feelings: --
This strategy marked a forthright abandonment of one of the revolutionary government's primary economic goals - escaping dependence on sugar.
We would be less than forthright if we minimized the challenges involved with this enterprise.
This is a book with a forthright title which doesn't quite reflect the fragmentary nature of the content within.
Education efforts require coherent, energetic and forthright government action.
He is forthright on the value of regional government, despite its weaknesses.
This forthright book addresses many misconceptions surrounding eighteenth-century dance.
Insurance companies should require health professionals to be forthright with their patients regarding potential and actual errors.
His observations are fair, and he is generous in his praise and forthright in his criticism.