different between presumptuous vs forthright

English

Alternative forms

• præsumptuous (archaic)

Etymology

From Middle English presumptuous, borrowed from Old French presumptieus, presumpcieus, presumptuos, from Latin praesumptuosus.

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /p???z?mp.t?u?.?s/, /p???z?mp.tju?.?s/
• (US) IPA^(key): /p???z?mpt?u?s/, /p?i?z?mpt?u?s/

Adjective

presumptuous (comparative more presumptuous, superlative most presumptuous)

1. Going beyond what is right, proper, or appropriate because of an excess of self-confidence or arrogance.

Synonyms

• (going beyond what is proper): overconfident, foolhardy, rash, presuming, forward, arrogant, insolent, conceited
• See also: Thesaurus:arrogant

Derived terms

• presumptuously
• presumptuousness

Related terms

• presumption
• presume

Translations

English

Etymology 1

From Middle English forþright, forþri?t, forþriht, from Old English forþriht (“direct, plain”); equivalent to forth +? right.

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /?f?????a?t/

Adjective

forthright (comparative more forthright, superlative most forthright)

1. Straightforward; not evasive; candid and direct.

2. Frank, outspoken.
3. Markedly simple.
4. Fixed; settled; decided.
5. (archaic) Proceeding straight forth.

Derived terms

• forthrightly
• forthrightness
• unforthright

Translations

Noun

forthright (plural forthrights)

1. (archaic) A straight path.
   • c. 1610-11, William Shakespeare, The Tempest, Act III scene iii^[1]:

     Gonzalo: […] Here's a maze trod indeed / Through forth-rights and meanders !

Etymology 2

From Middle English forthright, forþri?t, forthricte, from Old English forþrihte (“straightway, at once, plainly”), from forþriht +? -e (“adverbial suffix”).

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /f?????a?t/

Adverb

forthright (comparative more forthright, superlative most forthright)

1. Expressly, frankly, unhesitatingly.
2. At once, forthwith.
3. Swiftly.
4. (archaic) Straight forward, in a straight direction.

References

• “forthright”, in Merriam–Webster Online Dictionary, (Please provide a date or year).
• Douglas Harper (2001–2021) , “forthright”, in Online Etymology Dictionary