Added 9 October 2026 forthrightly adverb Categories: Describing WordsRare Words adverb ! Definition from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University. More about forthrightly at Wordnik → Where our words come from → Directly and without evasion; not roundabout. to face a problem squarely Related Words: squarelydirectlydownrightstraightdirectfranklyplainlyopenlyovertlyblatantlyopenstraightforwardly Back to today's word