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downright
[ doun-rahyt ]
adjective
- thorough; absolute; out-and-out:
a downright falsehood.
- frankly direct; straightforward:
a downright person.
Synonyms: , , , ,
- Archaic. directed straight downward:
a downright blow.
adverb
- completely or thoroughly:
I'm not just upset—I'm downright angry.
downright
/ ˈ岹ʊˌɪ /
adjective
- frank or straightforward; blunt
downright speech
- archaic.directed or pointing straight down
adverb
- (intensifier)
downright rude
a downright certainty
Derived Forms
- ˈǷɲˌٲԱ, noun
- ˈǷɲˌٱ, adverb
Other 51Թ Forms
- Ƿɲ۾l adverb
- Ƿɲ۾n noun
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of downright1
Example Sentences
I’ve been used as a pawn, a buffer, and been treated like I’m downright stupid too.
Conservative Catholics — many of them in the U.S. — have long accused their leader of liberation theology, if not downright heresy, for his work.
"What a load of rubbish. That is gamesmanship at best, downright cheating at worst," he said on air.
Some thefts have been downright farcical though, including the gang that tunneled into a secure vault at a Lloyd's Bank branch on London's Baker Street in 1971.
The charity Freedom From Torture criticised the show as "dehumanising and downright dangerous".
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