Definition of Straightforwardly

1. Adverb. With firmness and conviction; without compromise. "Dealt straightforwardly with all issues"

Exact synonyms: Foursquare, Squarely
Partainyms: Straightforward

Definition of Straightforwardly

1. Adverb. In a straightforward manner. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Lexicographical Neighbors of Straightforwardly

straighten up
straightenable
straightened
straightener
straighteners
straightening
straightens
straighter
straightest
straightfaced
straightfacedly
straightfaces
straightforth
straightforward
straightforwardly (current term)
straightforwardness
straighthorn
straighthorns
straighties
straighting
straightish
straightjacket
straightjackets
straightlaced
straightly
straightnesses
straights
straightway

Literary usage of Straightforwardly

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Immortality, a Study of Belief, and Earlier Addresses by William Newton Clarke (1920)
"... world that might misunderstand his grace, but, simply and straightforwardly, toward us men whom he desired to save. God acted toward men, the sinful, ..."

2. The Works of Plato: A New and Literal Version, Chiefly from the Text of by Plato (1854)
"... when telling a falsehood; and if one by speaking straightforwardly and truly should be unable to show what he is saying clearly, but that two, ..."

3. Parliamentary Debates by Legislature, Mid-western Nigeria (1876)
"I made no insinuation, but simply stated straightforwardly what was my impression ; and I particularly mentioned that auch a statement as the honorable ..."

4. Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine (1869)
"I think you had better ask the question straightforwardly," I said ; " there is no ... Well, then, straightforwardly, Mr Finney, are you a married man? ..."

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