downright

down·right  (dounrt)

adj.

1. Thoroughgoing; unequivocal: a downright lie.

2. Forthright; candid.

adv.

Thoroughly; absolutely.

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downright

Adverb

extremely: it's just downright cruel

Adjective

absolute; utter: Crozier is a downright thief

Thesaurus

Adj.	1.	downright - characterized by plain blunt honesty; "a downright answer"; "a downright kind of person" honest, honorable - not disposed to cheat or defraud; not deceptive or fraudulent; "honest lawyers"; "honest reporting"
	2.	downright - complete and without restriction or qualification; sometimes used informally as intensifiers; "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" out-and-out, right-down, sheer, absolute, rank complete - having every necessary or normal part or component or step; "a complete meal"; "a complete wardrobe"; "a complete set of the Britannica"; "a complete set of china"; "a complete defeat"; "a complete accounting"
Adv.	1.	downright - thoroughgoing; "he is outright dishonest" intensifier, intensive - a modifier that has little meaning except to intensify the meaning it modifies; "`up' in `finished up' is an intensifier"; "`honestly' in `I honestly don't know' is an intensifier"

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downright

adjective complete, absolute, utter, total, positive, clear, plain, simple, explicit, outright, blatant, unequivocal, unqualified, out-and-out, categorical, undisguised, thoroughgoing, arrant, deep-dyed (usually derogatory)

Translations

downright [ˈdaunraɪt] adj [nonsense, lie] → manifiesto; [refusal] → terminante

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downright [ˈdaunraɪt] down adj [lie etc] → effronté(e); [refusal] → catégorique

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downright [ˈdaunraɪt] down adj (liar etc) → ausgesprochen;

(refusal, lie) → glatt

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downright [ˈdaunraɪt] adj → franco/a; [refusal] → assoluto/a