Entry 3 senses · 3 variants Webster, 1913 Forthright /fôr'-thrīt'/ · Forth·right · IPA /ˈfɔɹθˌɹaɪt/ adv. a. n. 01 adv. Straight forward; in a straight direction. 1. Straight forward; in a straight direction.[Archaic] 02 a. Direct; straightforward; as, a forthright man. 1. Direct; straightforward; as, a forthright man.[Archaic] “They were Night and Day, and Day and Night, Piligrims wight with steps forthright.” — Emerson. 03 n. A straight path. 1. A straight path.[Archaic] “Here's a maze trod, indeed, Through forthrights and meanders!” — Shak.