HyperDic: downright

English > 3 senses of the word downright:
ADVERBalldownrightthoroughgoing
ADJECTIVEalldownrightcharacterized by plain blunt honesty
alldownright, absolute, out-and-out, rank, right-down, sheercomplete and without restriction or qualification / qualification
downright > pronunciation
Soundsdaw'nray.t
Rhymesacolyte ... write: 181 rhymes with ayt...
English > downright: 3 senses > adjective 1
MeaningCharacterized by plain blunt honesty.
Examples
  • "a downright answer"
  • "a downright kind of person"
Broaderhonest, honorablenot disposed to cheat or defraud
Nounsdownrightnessthe quality of being direct and straightforward
English > downright: 3 senses > adjective 2
Meaningcomplete and without restriction or qualification / qualification; sometimes used informally as intensifiers.
Example "a downright lie"
Synonymsabsolute, out-and-out, rank, right-down, sheer
BroadercompleteHaving every necessary or normal part or component or step
Spanishabsoluto, evidente, puro, redomado
English > downright: 3 senses > adverb 1
MeaningThoroughgoing.
Usage ofintensifier, intensiveA modifier that has little meaning / meaning except to intensify the meaning / meaning it modifies
Spanishcategóricamente
Catalanabsolutament, completament, totalment

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