Definition & Meaning | English word FORTHRIGHTNESS

Definitions of FORTHRIGHTNESS

1. The characteristic or quality of being forthright

Examples of Using FORTHRIGHTNESS in a Sentence

• Possessed of remarkable energy and forthrightness of speech, Emerson published many works which are singularly free from errata.
• It was a controversial omission made by team manager Dr Wally Mathews because of Towers' forthrightness and perceived disruptiveness.
• Taneyev's frankness came at a price, however, and that price for Tchaikovsky was forbearance in the face of a forthrightness that frequently reached the point of absolute bluntness.
• " As soon as Bhutto finished, Gul Hassan, known for his forthrightness, immediately stood up and confronted Bhutto, saying to his face, "Well that's all right Mr President but let me also make it clear that this kind of non-cooperation will continue if the demands placed on the services and especially on the army is not lawful.
• Song and Li take to each other as one appreciates utmost forthrightness and the other unstinting generosity.
• One reviewer speculated that Earl's forthrightness to having led a life of idiocy is what endears him to the viewer, and is what suggests there is a depth to his character beyond what is initially seen.
• Ribbs, an outspoken Black man (and not an obsequious "Stepin Fetchit," as Ribbs termed the sort of Black man the racing community wanted) had received criticism for his forthrightness during his career, sometimes from other African Americans in auto racing.
• Now present and future warriors—ourselves and others—will be compelled to learn, as you did and made manifest, that all hauls toward truth—toward venality; ardor, not arrogance; forthrightness, not cowardice.
• Whicker claimed to have flown to Haiti, sent a telex to Duvalier saying, "Mr President, I am outside your door," then headed to Duvalier's palace without waiting for a reply; the dictator was apparently so charmed by Whicker's forthrightness that he even invited the broadcaster to come Christmas shopping with him and his family in Port-au-Prince.
• The family however has been known since the medieval times in East India for its piety, wisdom, forthrightness, religious and socio political reformations, which they brought by playing a key role in influencing the politics in Bengal until the death of Sirajuddin Shah Suhrawardy, who was closely involved with the Ashfar dynasty, Sharfunnesa Begum Sahiba and Nawab Siraj ud Daulah, the last independent Nawab of Bengal.

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