Merriam-Webster Collegiate Dictionary - forthright

 I. adverb  Etymology: Middle English, from Old English forthriht, from forth + riht right  Date: before 12th century  1. archaic  a. directly forward  b. without hesitation ; frankly  2. archaic at once  II. adjective  Date: before 12th century  1. archaic proceeding straight on  2. free from ambiguity or evasiveness ; going straight to the point a ~ critic was ~ in appraising the problem  3. notably simple in style or quality ~ furniture  • ~ly adverb  • ~ness noun  III. noun  Date: 1606 archaic a straight path