Forthrightly — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

directly and without evasion; not roundabout

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/fˈɔːɹθɹaɪtli/

🇬🇧British English

/fˈɔːθɹaɪtli/

🇮🇳Indian English

/fˈɔːθɹaɪtli/

3 syllables Say it as /fˈɔːɹθɹaɪtli/.

Examples

to face a problem squarely
the responsibility lies squarely with them
spoke forthright (or forthrightly) and to the point

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

squarely forthright

Parts of Speech

adverb

directly and without evasion; not roundabout

“to face a problem squarely”

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

direkt

direkt und ohne Ausweichen; kein Kreisverkehr

🇫🇷French

franchement

directement et sans évasion ; pas de rond-point

🇪🇸Spanish

francamente

directamente y sin evasión; no indirecta

🇮🇹Italian

schiettamente

direttamente e senza evasione; non rotonda

🇳🇱Dutch

ronduit

direct en zonder ontwijking; niet rotonde

🇵🇹Portuguese

francamente

diretamente e sem evasão; não é uma rotatória

🇷🇺Russian

откровенно

прямо и без уклонений; не окольный путь

India

🇮🇳Hindi

हर पखवाड़े

सीधे और बिना टाल-मटोल के; गोल चक्कर नहीं

🇧🇩Bengali

স্পষ্টভাবে

সরাসরি এবং ফাঁকি ছাড়া; গোলচত্বর নয়

🇮🇳Tamil

நேரடியாக

நேரடியாக மற்றும் ஏய்ப்பு இல்லாமல்; சுற்று அல்ல

🇮🇳Telugu

సూటిగా

నేరుగా మరియు ఎగవేత లేకుండా; రౌండ్అబౌట్ కాదు

🇮🇳Marathi

स्पष्टपणे

थेट आणि चोरी न करता; गोलाकार नाही

🇮🇳Gujarati

સ્પષ્ટપણે

સીધા અને ચોરી વિના; રાઉન્ડઅબાઉટ નથી

🇮🇳Kannada

ನೇರವಾಗಿ

ನೇರವಾಗಿ ಮತ್ತು ತಪ್ಪಿಸಿಕೊಳ್ಳದೆ; ಸುತ್ತಿನಲ್ಲಿ ಅಲ್ಲ

🇮🇳Malayalam

നേരിട്ട്

നേരിട്ടും ഒഴിഞ്ഞുമാറാതെയും; റൗണ്ട് എബൗട്ടല്ല

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਸਪੱਸ਼ਟ ਤੌਰ 'ਤੇ

ਸਿੱਧੇ ਅਤੇ ਬਿਨਾਂ ਚੋਰੀ; ਗੋਲ ਚੱਕਰ ਨਹੀਂ

🇵🇰Urdu

واضح طور پر

براہ راست اور چوری کے بغیر؛ چکر نہیں

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

直率地

直接且无回避；不迂回

🇯🇵Japanese

率直に

直接かつ回避なしで。回り道ではない

🇰🇷Korean

솔직하게

회피하지 않고 직접적으로; 로터리가 아닌

🇻🇳Vietnamese

thẳng thắn

trực tiếp và không trốn tránh; không phải đường vòng

🇹🇭Thai

ตรงไปตรงมา

โดยตรงและไม่มีการหลีกเลี่ยง ไม่ใช่วงเวียน

🇮🇩Indonesian

terus terang

secara langsung dan tanpa penghindaran; bukan bundaran

🇵🇭Filipino

tahasan

direkta at walang pag-iwas; hindi paikot-ikot

🇲🇾Malay

terus terang

secara langsung dan tanpa mengelak; bukan bulatan

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

بصراحة

مباشرة ودون تهرب؛ لا دوار

🇮🇷Persian

صریح

مستقیم و بدون طفره رفتن؛ نه دوربرگردان

🇹🇷Turkish

açıkça

doğrudan ve kaçmadan; dolambaçlı değil

🇮🇱Hebrew

באופן ישיר

ישירות וללא התחמקות; לא סיבוב

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