forthright statement

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• forthright — adjective a forthright statement to the press about her involvement in the cover up Syn: frank, direct, straightforward, honest, candid, open, sincere, outspoken, straight, blunt, plain spoken, no nonsense, downright, bluff, matter of fact, to… …   Thesaurus of popular words

• forthright — forth|right [ fɔrθ,raıt ] adjective * saying what you think and feel directly and honestly, without being afraid of other people s reactions: a forthright politician a forthright comment/statement/apology …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

• forthright */ — UK [ˈfɔː(r)θraɪt] / US [ˈfɔrθˌraɪt] adjective saying what you think and feel directly and honestly, without being afraid of other people s reactions a forthright politician a forthright comment/statement/apology Derived word: forthrightly adverb …   English dictionary

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• India — /in dee euh/, n. 1. Hindi, Bharat. a republic in S Asia: a union comprising 25 states and 7 union territories; formerly a British colony; gained independence Aug. 15, 1947; became a republic within the Commonwealth of Nations Jan. 26, 1950.… …   Universalium

• weasel word — noun an equivocal qualification; a word used to avoid making an outright assertion • Hypernyms: ↑reservation, ↑qualification * * * noun Etymology: weasel (I) + word; from the weasel s reputed habit of sucking the contents out of an egg white… …   Useful english dictionary

• weasel word — noun Etymology: from the weasel s reputed habit of sucking the contents out of an egg while leaving the shell superficially intact Date: 1900 a word used in order to evade or retreat from a direct or forthright statement or position …   New Collegiate Dictionary

• Welhaven, Johan Sebastian Cammermeyer — (1807 1873)    A Norwegian poet, Welhaven is one of his country s most significant poets of the national romantic era. Born and raised in Bergen, he went to Christiania (now Oslo) in 1825 to study theology, but he did not find the subject to his… …   Historical Dictionary of Scandinavian Literature and Theater

• assertion — n. 1 a declaration; a forthright statement. 2 the act or an instance of asserting. 3 (also self assertion) insistence on the recognition of one s rights or claims. Etymology: ME f. F assertion or L assertio (as ASSERT, ION) …   Useful english dictionary

• English literature — Introduction       the body of written works produced in the English language by inhabitants of the British Isles (including Ireland) from the 7th century to the present day. The major literatures written in English outside the British Isles are… …   Universalium

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