- pointed directly ahead
"a straightforward gaze"

- without evasion or compromise
"a square contradiction"
"he is not being as straightforward as it appears"

- free from ambiguity
"a straightforward set of instructions"

- without concealment or deception

- honest
"their business was open and aboveboard"
"straightforward in all his business affairs"

1. Proceeding in a straight course or manner; not deviating; honest; frank. -- adv. In a straightforward manner. -- Straight`for"ward*ly, adv. -- Straight`for"ward*ness, n.