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forthrightly

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forth·right  (fôrthrt, frth-)
adj.
1. Direct and without evasion; straightforward: a forthright appraisal; forthright criticism.
2. Archaic Proceeding straight ahead.
adv.
1.
a. Directly ahead.
b. Directly and frankly.
2. Archaic At once.
forthrightly adv.
forthrightness n.
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Adv.1.forthrightly - directly and without evasion; not roundabout; "to face a problem squarely"; "the responsibility lies squarely with them"; "spoke forthright (or forthrightly) and to the point"
forthright, squarely


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I can remember, back in the late 1960s, that to publish a forthrightly nontheistic book one needed to go through a freethought publisher.
The times they are a-changin' by Edwords, Fred / The Humanist
28) True enough, but that is more than three times their representation in the population--a fact that needs to be recognized forthrightly, not minimized, in policy analyses and responses.
Backlash Against Welfare Mothers: Past and Present by Katz, Michael B. / Journal of Social History
Ova for Sale" (page 18) tells one woman's story of becoming part of a thriving fertility industry that refuses to forthrightly acknowledge that it is, in fact, an industry.
Let the sun shine in by Gillespie, Nick / Reason
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