Intense vs Forthright - What's the difference?
intense | forthright |
Strained; tightly drawn.
Strict, very close or earnest.
Extreme in degree; excessive.
Extreme in size or strength.
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Very severe.
straightforward; not evasive; candid and direct
As adjectives the difference between intense and forthright
is that intense is strained; tightly drawn while forthright is straightforward; not evasive; candid and direct.intense
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Adjective
(en-adj)High and wet, passage=Floods in northern India, mostly in the small state of Uttarakhand, have wrought disaster on an enormous scale. The early, intense onset of the monsoon on June 14th swelled rivers, washing away roads, bridges, hotels and even whole villages.}}
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Adjective
(en adjective)- The witness was considered eminently credible thanks to her forthright answers.