downright
11downright — downrightly, adv. downrightness, n. /down ruyt /, adj. 1. thorough; absolute; out and out: a downright falsehood. 2. frankly direct; straightforward: a downright person. 3. Archaic. directed straight downward: a downright blow. adv. 4. completely …
12downright — down|right [ˈdaunraıt] adv [+ adjective/adverb] used to emphasize that something is completely bad or untrue ▪ Jed s just downright lazy. ▪ It s downright disgusting! >downright adj [only before noun] ▪ That s a downright lie! …
13downright — down|right1 [ daun,raıt ] adverb INFORMAL completely or extremely: used for emphasizing how bad someone or something is: She was downright rude! downright down|right 2 [ daun,raıt ] adjective INFORMAL complete: used for emphasizing how bad… …
14downright — 1. adjective 1) downright lies Syn: complete, total, absolute, utter, thorough, out and out, outright, sheer, arrant, pure, real, veritable, categorical, unmitigated, unadulterated, unalloyed, unequivocal …
15downright — adj. & adv. adj. 1 plain, definite, straightforward, blunt. 2 utter, complete (a downright lie; downright nonsense). adv. thoroughly, completely, positively (downright rude). Derivatives: downrightness n …
16downright — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} adj. Downright is used with these nouns: ↑hostility, ↑lie {{Roman}}II.{{/Roman}} adv. Downright is used with these adjectives: ↑bizarre, ↑boring, ↑creepy, ↑dangerous, ↑dishonest, ↑eerie, ↑ …
17downright — adjective 1》 utter; complete: it s a downright disgrace. 2》 forthright; blunt. adverb to an extreme degree; thoroughly: he was downright rude. Derivatives downrightness noun …
18downright — 1 adjective (only before noun) used to emphasize that someone or something is completely bad, false, or unpleasant: That s a downright lie! 2 adverb (+ adj/adv) used to emphasize that someone or something is completely bad, untrue, unpleasant etc …
19downright — 1. adjective downright lies Syn: complete, total, absolute, utter, thorough, out and out, outright, sheer, arrant, pure 2. adverb that s downright dangerous Syn: thoroughly, utterly, positively …
20downright — I UK [ˈdaʊnˌraɪt] / US adverb informal completely or extremely: used for emphasizing how bad someone or something is She was downright rude! II UK [ˈdaʊnˌraɪt] / US adjective informal complete: used for emphasizing how bad something is It was a… …
