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Straightforwardly

Definition: Straightforwardly

Straightforwardly

Adverb

1. With firmness and conviction; without compromise; "he stood foursquare for religious liberty and toleration"- C.G.Bowers; "dealt straightforwardly with all issues".

Source: WordNet 1.7.1 Copyright © 2001 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
 

Date "straightforwardly" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1615. (references)


Synonyms: Straightforwardly

Synonyms: foursquare (adv), squarely (adv). (additional references)

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Crosswords: Straightforwardly

English words defined with "straightforwardly": foursquaresquarely. (references)

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Usage Frequency: Straightforwardly

"Straightforwardly" is generally used as an adverb (general) -- approximately 100.00% of the time. "Straightforwardly" is used about 65 times out of a sample of 100 million words spoken or written in English. Its rank is based on over 700,000 words used in the English language. Some parts-of-speech are not covered due to the samples used by the British National Corpus. (note: percents less than one-hundredth of one percent have been omitted)
Parts of SpeechPercentUsage per
100 Million Words
Rank in English
Adverb (general)100%6541,645

Source: compiled by the editor from several corpora; see credits.

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Modern Translation: Straightforwardly

Language Translations for "straightforwardly"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses.

Arabic 

  

‏على نحو مستقيم (uprightly). (various references)

   

Chinese 

  

直接地 (Directly). (various references)

   

German

  

ehrliche (honestly). (various references)

   

Italian

  

semplicemente (just, merely, plain, simply), onestamente (fairly, frankly, honestly, virtuously), in modo lineare, francamente (frankly, openly, outright, plain, roundly, straight). (various references)

   

Japanese Kanji 

  

一筋 (a line, blindly, earnestly). (various references)

   

Japanese Katakana 

  

ひとすじ (a line, blindly, earnestly), ひとすき (a line, blindly, earnestly). (various references)

   

Korean 

  

똑"르게 (Straightly). (various references)

   

Pig Latin

  

aightforwardlystray

   

Romanian

  

direct (bluff, bluntly, candidly, categorical, direct, directly, due, fair, first hand, flat, formal, frankly, full, immediate, official, open, openly, outright, plump, straight, straightforward, straightly, straightway, through). (various references)

   

Thai

  

ตรงไปตรงมา (candid, direct, foursquare, straight, straightforward), ตรงไปข้างหน้า (straightforward). (various references)

   

Turkish

  

delikanlı gibi (with the gloves off, without gloves). (various references)

Source: compiled by the editor from various translation references.

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Bible Trace: Straightforwardly

LanguageDateSourceJohn Chapter 1, Verse 20
Greek (transliterated)250 BCSeptuagintKai wmologhsen kai ouk hrnhsato kai wmologhsen oti ouk eimi egw o cristoV
Latin405VulgateEt confessus est et non negavit et confessus est quia non sum ego Christus
Old English990West Saxon& he cydde & ne wið-soc & þus cwæð.ne eum (sic) ic na crist.
Middle English1395WyclifHe knoulechide, and denyede not, and he knoulechide, For Y am not Crist.
Renaissance English1526TyndaleAnd he confessed and denyed not and sayde playnly: I am not Christ.
Jacobean English1611King JamesAnd he confessed, and denied not; but confessed, I am not the Christ.
Victorian English1833WebsterAnd he confessed, and denied not; but confessed, I am not the Christ.
Basic English1964OgdenHe said quite openly and straightforwardly, I am not the Christ.

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Matched Bible Translations: Straightforwardly

LanguageJohn Chapter 1, Verse 20
CebuanoSiya mitug-an, siya wala maglimod; hinonoa mitug-an siya nga nag-ingon, "Ako dili mao ang Cristo."
Chinese他 就 明 說 、 並 不 隱 瞞 . 明 說 、 我 不 是 基 督 。
Croatianon prizna; ne zanijeka, nego prizna: "Ja nisam Krist."
DanishOg han bekendte og nægtede ikke, og han bekendte: "Jeg er ikke Kristus."
DutchEn hij beleed en loochende het niet; en beleed: Ik ben de Christus niet.
FinnishJa hän tunnusti eikä kieltänyt; ja hän tunnusti: "Minä en ole Kristus".
FrenchIl déclara, et ne le nia point, il déclara qu`il n`était pas le Christ.
GermanUnd er bekannte und leugnete nicht; und er bekannte: Ich bin nicht Christus.
Haitian CreoleJan pa t' refize reponn yo, li di yo kareman devan tout moun: Se pa mwen ki Kris la.
HungarianÉs megvallá és nem tagadá; és megvallá, hogy: Nem én vagyok a Krisztus.
Indonesian-Bahasa Sehari-hariYohanes mengaku dengan terus terang, "Saya bukan Raja Penyelamat."
Indonesian-Terjemahan LamaMaka mengakulah ia, dan tiada ia bersangkal; maka mengakulah ia demikian, "Aku ini bukannya Kristus itu."
MaoriNa ka whakina e ia, kihai i whakakahore, i whaki hoki, Ehara ahau i a te Karaiti.
NorwegianDa bekjente han og nektet ikke; han bekjente: Jeg er ikke Messias.
PortugueseEle, pois, confessou e não negou; sim, confessou: Eu não sou o Cristo.   
RumanianEl a mqrturisit wi n`a tqgqduit: a mqrturisit cq nu este el Hristosul.
RussianпО П'ЯСЧЙМ, Й ОЕ ПФТЕЛУС, Й П'ЯСЧЙМ, ЮФП С ОЕ иТЙУФПУ.
ShuarInintruiniakui paant ujakmiayi. "Wikia Krístuchuitjai" Tímiayi.
SwahiliYohane hakukataa kujibu swali hilo, bali alisema waziwazi, "Mimi siye Kristo."
SwedishHan svarade öppet och förnekade icke; han sade öppet: "Jag är icke Messias."
UmaYohanes mpotompoi' -ra hante kalonto' -lonto' -na, na'uli' -raka: "Bela-kuwo aku' Magau' Topetolo'."

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Rhyming with "Straightforwardly"

# of Phoneme MatchesPronunciationWord(s) rhyming with "straightforwardly" (pronounced strā'tfô"rwerdlē)
5-w er d l ēawkwardly, downwardly, inwardly, outwardly, upwardly.
4-er d l ēcowardly, dastardly, haphazardly, niggardly.
3-d l ēabsurdly, acidly, admittedly, advisedly, allegedly, assertedly, assuredly, avidly, avowedly, badly, baldly, belatedly, blandly, blindly, boldly, broadly, candidly, coldly, contentedly, crudely, cuddly, deadly, decidedly, deservedly, determinedly, Diddley, doggedly, evenhandedly, excitedly, fondly, friendly, gladly, godly, goodly, grandly, guardedly, hardly, heatedly, hurriedly, idly, kindly, loudly, madly, markedly, medley, mildly, oddly, otherworldly, placidly, pointedly, profoundly, proudly, purportedly, rapidly, repeatedly, reportedly, reputedly, Ridley, rigidly, roundly, rudely, ruggedly, sadly, secondly, shrewdly, solidly, soundly, splendidly, stupidly, supposedly, thirdly, timidly, unabashedly, unashamedly, undoubtedly, unexpectedly, unfriendly, ungodly, unprecedentedly, validly, vividly, weirdly, wholeheartedly, wickedly, widely, wildly, worldly, wretchedly.

Source: compiled by the editor (additional references); see credits.

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Anagrams: Straightforwardly

Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams

Words within the letters "a-a-d-f-g-h-i-l-o-r-r-r-s-t-t-w-y"

-2 letters: straightforward.

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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INDEX

1. Definition
2. Synonyms
3. Crosswords
4. Usage Frequency
5. Translations: Modern
6. Bible Trace
7. Rhymes
8. Anagrams
9. Bibliography


  

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