Downright - definition, pronunciation, transcription

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Amer.  |ˈdaʊnraɪt|  American pronunciation of the word downright
Brit.  |ˈdaʊnraɪt|  British pronunciation of the word downright

adverb

- thoroughgoing

adjective

- characterized by plain blunt honesty
a downright answer
a downright kind of person
- complete and without restriction or qualification; sometimes used informally as intensifiers (syn: absolute, out-and-out, rank, right-down, sheer)
a downright lie

Extra examples

The movie was downright stupid.

It's very difficult, if not downright impossible.

...rural folks are often known for their downright speech, as they are generally not ones to beat around the bush...

...that's a downright lie, and you know it...

He is a downright atheist.

Much of what people think they know about words is inaccurate or downright false

He said lots of downright nasty things about her.

The team was pretty bad last year, but this year they're downright pathetic.

His attitudes about women are downright prehistoric.

The suggestion was downright risible.

...you can get some downright peculiar tucker deep in the outback...

They have been in almost every variety of crime, from petty larceny down to downright murder.

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