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downright

[doun-rahyt]

adjective

  1. thorough; absolute; out-and-out.

    a downright falsehood.

  2. frankly direct; straightforward.

    a downright person.

    Synonyms: , , , ,
  3. Archaic.directed straight downward.

    a downright blow.



adverb

  1. completely or thoroughly.

    I'm not just upset—I'm downright angry.

downright

/ ˈ岹ʊˌɪ /

adjective

  1. frank or straightforward; blunt

    downright speech

  2. archaicdirected or pointing straight down

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

adverb

  1. (intensifier)

    a downright certainty

    downright rude

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Other 51Թ Forms

  • downrightly adverb
  • downrightness noun
  • ˈǷɲˌٲԱ noun
  • ˈǷɲˌٱ adverb
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of downright1

Middle English word dating back to 1175–1225; down 1, right
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“Threatening to use our own troops on our own citizens at such scale is unprecedented, it is unconstitutional, and it is downright un-American.”

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Some teachers are downright skeptical of the roving concept.

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Each is designed around Christian faith like it’s the rug that ties the room together; each falls somewhere on the spectrum of “great” to “watchable trash,” too, which appropriately feels downright miraculous.

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Is there any other intensely scrutinized political couple who seem so downright normal?

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Her latest foray in generating red meat to stoke the paranoia of Trump supporters isn't just dishonest, but downright dangerous.

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