forthright vs hard-hitting

forthright

• Straightforward; not evasive; candid and direct. 

• Markedly simple. 

• Fixed; settled; decided. 

• Frank, outspoken. 

• Swiftly. 

• At once, forthwith. 

• Expressly, frankly, unhesitatingly. 

hard-hitting

• Aggressively vigorous or forceful