...ideas that would have been downright dangerous if put into practice...
She was often downright rude to him.
...suspicion and downright hostility. ...downright bad manners.
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Downright — Down right , a. 1. Plain; direct; forthright; unceremonious; blunt; positive; as, he spoke in his downright way. [1913 Webster] A man of plain, downright character. Sir W. Scott. [1913 Webster] 2. Open; artless; undisguised; absolute; unmixed; as … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Downright — Down right , adv. 1. Straight down; perpendicularly. [1913 Webster] 2. In plain terms; without ceremony. [1913 Webster] We shall chide downright, if I longer stay. Shak. [1913 Webster] 3. Without delay; at once; completely. [Obs.] [1913 Webster]… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
downright — [doun′rīt΄] adv. [ME doun riht: see DOWN1 & RIGHT] 1. thoroughly; utterly 2. Archaic straight down adj. 1. absolute; thoroughgoing [a downright insult] 2. s … English World dictionary
downright — index absolute (complete), clear (apparent), honest, ingenuous, outright, purely (positively) … Law dictionary
downright — c.1200, “straight down,” from DOWN (Cf. down) (adv.) + RIGHT (Cf. right) (adj.1). Meaning “thoroughly” attested from c.1300. O.E. had dunrihte downwards … Etymology dictionary
downright — adj also adv *forthright Analogous words: blunt, *bluff, brusque, curt: candid, plain, open, *frank: *straightforward, aboveboard Contrasted words: devious, oblique, *crooked … New Dictionary of Synonyms
downright — [adj] thorough, absolute blatant, blunt, categorical, certain, clear, complete, damned, explicit, flat, gross, honest, indubitable, open, out and out, outright, plain, positive, simple, sincere, straight, straightforward, sure, thoroughgoing,… … New thesaurus
downright — ► ADJECTIVE ▪ utter; complete. ► ADVERB ▪ to an extreme degree; thoroughly … English terms dictionary
downright — I. adverb Date: 13th century 1. archaic straight down 2. absolutely 1 < downright handsome > < downright mean > 3. obsolete forthright II … New Collegiate Dictionary
downright — 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 … Universalium
