| Kenneth G. Wilson (1923–). The Columbia Guide to Standard American English. 1993. |
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| forthcoming, forthright (adjs.) |
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| Forthcoming has two clusters of meaning: “approaching, oncoming,” as in the forthcoming spring vacation, and “available,” in both literal and figurative senses, the latter leading to senses of “open, cooperative, frank, candid,” as applied to people: He is a friendly, forthcoming sort of man. Forthright’s dominant senses as adjective are “unambiguous, direct, candid, unevasive”: Her comments were forthright and unequivocal. The two words are synonymous only in the “candid” sense, and forthright is perhaps a bit more outspoken, more vigorous: a forthcoming speaker may be more open, a forthright one more positive. | 1 |
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| | | The Columbia Guide to Standard American English. Copyright © 1993 Columbia University Press. |
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