right-down I. \ˈ ̷ ̷| ̷ ̷\adjective Etymology:right (III) + down : characterized by genuineness or thoroughness : complete, thorough < a real right-down New York trotter — T.C.Haliburton > < many right-down vices — Richard Free > II. adverb : without reserve or limitation : positively, thoroughly, very < a regular right-down bad 'un — Charles Dickens >