forthrightness

forthright | American Dictionary

forthright
adjective
us/ˈfɔrθˌrɑɪt, ˈfoʊrθ-/
honest or direct in expressing one’s thoughts or feelings:
forthright comments
She’s pretty forthright about her opinions.

Examples of forthright

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From this you can imagine that these were bracing ripostes, written in what can only be described as a forthright style.
Pyle is to be congratulated for producing a book that is historically sensitive yet philosophically forthright.
And it is to your credit that you published his forthright letter.
There is nothing intrinsically wrong with an abrasive style or a blunt and forthright manner.
Taking such a provocative and forthright stance can be, of course, dialectically aerobic.
Other preachers were more forthright in their insistence that the church building was profoundly holy.
As a metaphorically mediated enactment of contemporary-religious meaning, this instance of gospel rap is analysed as a forthright yet complex example of structural ambiguity.
His observations are fair, and he is generous in his praise and forthright in his criticism.
Insurance companies should require health professionals to be forthright with their patients regarding potential and actual errors.
This forthright book addresses many misconceptions surrounding eighteenth-century dance.
He is forthright on the value of regional government, despite its weaknesses.
Education efforts require coherent, energetic and forthright government action.
This is a book with a forthright title which doesn't quite reflect the fragmentary nature of the content within.
We would be less than forthright if we minimized the challenges involved with this enterprise.
This strategy marked a forthright abandonment of one of the revolutionary government's primary economic goals - escaping dependence on sugar.
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