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DOWNRIGHT

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• DOWNRIGHT (adjective)
The adjective DOWNRIGHT has 2 senses:

1. characterized by plain blunt honesty
2. complete and without restriction or qualification; sometimes used informally as intensifiers

Familiarity information: DOWNRIGHT used as an adjective is rare.

• DOWNRIGHT (adverb)
The adverb DOWNRIGHT has 1 sense:

1. thoroughgoing

Familiarity information: DOWNRIGHT used as an adverb is very rare.

• DOWNRIGHT (adjective)

Sense 1

downright ^{[BACK TO TOP]}

Meaning:

Characterized by plain blunt honesty

Context examples:

a downright answer / a downright kind of person

Similar:

honest; honorable (not disposed to cheat or defraud; not deceptive or fraudulent)

Sense 2

downright ^{[BACK TO TOP]}

Meaning:

Complete and without restriction or qualification; sometimes used informally as intensifiers

Synonyms:

out-and-out; right-down; sheer; absolute; downright; rank

Context examples:

absolute freedom / an absolute dimwit / a downright lie / out-and-out mayhem / an out-and-out lie / a rank outsider / many right-down vices / got the job through sheer persistence / sheer stupidity

Similar:

complete (having every necessary or normal part or component or step)

• DOWNRIGHT (adverb)

Sense 1

downright ^{[BACK TO TOP]}

Meaning:

Thoroughgoing

Context example:

he is outright dishonest

Domain usage:

intensifier; intensive (a modifier that has little meaning except to intensify the meaning it modifies)

"Kill not the goose that laid the golden egg."
(English proverb)
"The nose didn't smell the rotting head."
(Bhutanese proverb)
"Hunger is an infidel."
(Arabic proverb)
"Don't go to the pub without money."
(Czech proverb)

Useful links:
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