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[ doun-rahyt ] / ˈdaʊnˌraɪt / SEE SYNONYMS FOR downright ON THESAURUS.COM
adjectivethorough; absolute; out-and-out: a downright falsehood. frankly direct; straightforward: a downright person. Archaic. directed straight downward: a downright blow. adverbcompletely or thoroughly: I'm not just upset—I'm downright angry. Origin of downrightMiddle English word dating back to 1175–1225; see origin at down1, right SYNONYMS FOR downright2 candid, forthright, open, frank, blunt. SEE SYNONYMS FOR downright ON THESAURUS.COM OTHER WORDS FROM downrightdownrightly, adverbdownrightness, nounWords nearby downrightdown quark, downrange, downrate, downregulation, downrigger, downright, downriver, downs, downscale, downshift, downshifting Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for downrightThe industry lore is downright jaw-dropping in the details of the cons known as “brick-in-box” returns. The Insane $11 Billion Scam at Retailers’ Return Desks|M.L. Nestel|December 19, 2014|DAILY BEAST In fact, during visits like these, the parents are often downright apologetic about it. The Doctor’s Note Must Die!|Russell Saunders|September 16, 2014|DAILY BEAST The typically fresh-faced, photogenic 31-year-old actor is sporting a bushy, unkempt, downright Biblical-looking beard. Andrew Garfield on the Evils of Capitalism, the Hacking Scandal, and Criticism of ‘Spider-Man 2’|Marlow Stern|September 10, 2014|DAILY BEAST Persecuted is a ludicrously mushy political thriller, but the fact that it can find an audience is downright terrifying. ‘Persecuted’ Is the Christian Right’s Paranoid Wet Dream|Candida Moss|July 22, 2014|DAILY BEAST
The book is sincere, dirty (but not in an excessive way), and downright hilarious. A New Huck on the Hardcore LGBT Hudson|William O’Connor|June 11, 2014|DAILY BEAST Hope did not like Dorothy, whose blunt, downright ways and frank speech were such a contrast to her own easy flippancy. A Pair of Schoolgirls|Angela Brazil That was just it, a deathlike silence, and to such a downright question. Short Stories|Fiodor Dostoievski Having taken the Bee too early from the bandit and handling her without suspecting any risk, I received a most downright sting. More Hunting Wasps|J. Henri Fabre He was just plumb, downright, miserably hungry for ham and eggs. In Pawn|Ellis Parker Butler Newton smiled, giving him greeting in downright Ridge style. The Black Opal|Katharine Susannah Prichard
British Dictionary definitions for downright
adjectivefrank or straightforward; bluntdownright speech archaic directed or pointing straight down adverb, adjective (prenominal)(intensifier)a downright certainty; downright rude Derived forms of downrightdownrightly, adverbdownrightness, nounCollins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to downrightoutright, damned, blatant, blunt, categorical, certain, clear, complete, explicit, flat, gross, honest, indubitable, open, out-and-out, plain, positive, simple, sincere, straight |