downright
adjective
thorough; absolute; out-and-out.
downrightness
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a word derived from
downright.
Example Sentences
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The simple downrightness of the admission might have disconcerted another.
From The Man in the Twilight by Ridgwell Cullum
Much of her usual uncompromising downrightness had been shed, and she appeared almost gracious.
From Patricia Brent, Spinster by Herbert George Jenkins
Blunt, honest downrightness, that was the key of it, and it took away the breath of all those women used to the devious necessities of purdah politics.
From Caves of Terror by Talbot Mundy
He admired her uprightness of character, and downrightness of speech; her shrewd common sense, combined with unpretending simplicity; her indomitable strength of purpose, tempered by broad good nature.
From That Unfortunate Marriage, Vol. 2 by Frances Eleanor Trollope
Both Lord and Lady Grosville had been good hosts in their day; and the downrightness of the wife had been as much to the taste of many as the agreeable gossip of the husband.
From The Marriage of William Ashe by Mrs. Humphry Ward
