downright
Americanadjective
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thorough; absolute; out-and-out.
a downright falsehood.
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frankly direct; straightforward.
a downright person.
- Synonyms:
- blunt, frank, open, forthright, candid
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Archaic. directed straight downward.
a downright blow.
adverb
adjective
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frank or straightforward; blunt
downright speech
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archaic directed or pointing straight down
adverb
Other Word Forms
- downrightly adverb
- downrightness noun
Etymology
Origin of downright
Example Sentences
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The nonprofit Fairyland is downright quaint in comparison — tickets are under $20, with steeper discounts for Oakland residents.
From Los Angeles Times
Put it all together, and the modern Dodgers have found a way to make the Evil Empire Yankees look downright destitute.
But decades on from that firestorm, parts of the scandal seem downright quaint.
He seemed to take a more severe view of the financial consequences, writing that the credit-card business could become downright unprofitable if these changes were to get enacted.
From MarketWatch
When he discovered black beans, he found them downright exotic—inky, fudgy, definitely not the same old pintos.
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