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down·right 
[doun-rahyt] Pronunciation Key
[doun-rahyt] Pronunciation Key –adjective
–adverb
| 1. | thorough; absolute; out-and-out: a downright falsehood. |
| 2. | frankly direct; straightforward: a downright person. |
| 3. | Archaic. directed straight downward: a downright blow. |
| 4. | completely or thoroughly: I'm not just upset—I'm downright angry. |
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| down·right
(doun'rīt') Pronunciation Key
adj.
adv. Thoroughly; absolutely. |
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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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| downright | |
adjective | |
| 1. | characterized by plain blunt honesty; "a downright answer"; "a downright kind of person" |
| 2. | 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" [syn: absolute] |
adverb | |
| 1. | thoroughgoing; "he is outright dishonest" |
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Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This
Downright
Down"right`\, adv. 1. Straight down; perpendicularly. 2. In plain terms; without ceremony. We shall chide downright, if I longer stay. --Shak. 3. Without delay; at once; completely. [Obs.] She fell downright into a fit. --Arbuthnot.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, © 1996, 1998 MICRA, Inc.
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Downright
Down"right`\, a. 1. Plain; direct; unceremonious; blunt; positive; as, he spoke in his downright way. A man of plain, downright character. --Sir W. Scott. 2. Open; artless; undisguised; absolute; unmixed; as, downright atheism. The downright impossibilities charged upon it. --South. Gloomy fancies which in her amounted to downright insanity. --Prescott. -- Down"right`ly, adv. -- Down"right`ness, n.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, © 1996, 1998 MICRA, Inc.
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