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Meaning of 'downright' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Downright [ a.]
- Plain; direct; unceremonious; blunt; positive; as, he spoke in his downright way.
- Open; artless; undisguised; absolute; unmixed; as, downright atheism.
2 . Downright [ adv.]
- Straight down; perpendicularly.
- In plain terms; without ceremony.
- Without delay; at once; completely.

Meaning of 'downright' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . downright [ r]
Meaning (1):
- thoroughgoing
Example in sentence:
  • he is outright dishonest
2 . downright [ s]
Meaning (2):
- characterized by plain blunt honesty
Example in sentence:
  • a downright answer;
  • a downright kind of person
Meaning (3):
- complete and without restriction or qualification; sometimes used informally as intensifiers
Example in sentence:
  • a downright lie;
  • a rank outsider;
  • absolute freedom;
  • an absolute dimwit;
  • an out-and-out lie;
  • got the job through sheer persistence;
  • many right-down vices;
  • out-and-out mayhem;
  • sheer stupidity

Nearby Words:

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