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downright

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down·right  (dounrt)
adj.
1. Thoroughgoing; unequivocal: a downright lie.
2. Forthright; candid.
adv.
Thoroughly; absolutely.

downright
Adverb
extremely: it's just downright cruel
Adjective
absolute; utter: Crozier is a downright thief
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
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"
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"

downright
Translations
Spanish downright [ˈdaunraɪt] adj [nonsense, lie] → manifiesto; [refusal] → terminante
French downright [ˈdaunraɪt] down adj [lie etc] → effronté(e); [refusal] → catégorique
German downright [ˈdaunraɪt] down adj (liar etc) → ausgesprochen;
(refusal, lie) → glatt

Italian downright [ˈdaunraɪt] adjfranco/a; [refusal] → assoluto/a

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No town-bred dandy will compare with a country-bred one -- I mean a downright bumpkin dandy --a fellow that, in the dog-days, will mow his two acres in buckskin gloves for fear of tanning his hands.
"My good Utterson," said the doctor, "this is very good of you, this is downright good of you, and I cannot find words to thank you in.
I have not a doubt but that the girl took this opportunity of making downright love to him.
 
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