right-down
Britishadverb
Example Sentences
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For his part, he believed it was nothing more or less than temper—plain, right-down temper!
From The Road to Understanding by Porter, Eleanor H. (Eleanor Hodgman)
I call you right-down mean to go saying things like that!'
From A Terrible Tomboy by Brazil, Angela
You have shown yourself a right-down sharp fellow on board this ship, and I expect you will make your way whatever you try a hand at.
From Captain Bayley's Heir: A Tale of the Gold Fields of California by Paget, H. M. (Henry Marriott)
No. I've got real right-down fond of Uncle David.
From A Fortunate Term by Brazil, Angela
"Yes, sir, I tried it, and so long as it were be-ans and o-ats, I could manage pooty well, sir; but when you come to that there chopped hay, that right-down choked me, sir!"
From Mr. Punch's Country Life by Hammerton, J. A. (John Alexander)
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