Synonyms for downright

Grammar : Adj

Spell : doun-rahyt

Phonetic Transcription : ˈdaʊnˌraɪt

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Définition of downright

Origin : c.1200, "straight down," from down (adv.) + right (adj.1). Meaning "thoroughly" attested from c.1300. Old English had dunrihte "downwards," and inverted form right-down is attested 17c.

adj thorough, absolute

Example sentences :

Phim sticks to it, too; tells me my peg is downright encouragement to the bacteria.
Extract from : « The Spenders » by Harry Leon Wilson

Life here is laborious, but downright want I should say rare.
Extract from : « In the Heart of Vosges » by Matilda Betham-Edwards

We stumbled into the household at a crisis, and there was a deal of downright humanity in that same.
Extract from : « American Notes » by Rudyard Kipling

For my part, I call that downright countenancing of iniquity.
Extract from : « Hetty's Strange History » by Anonymous

As a rule the downright, headstrong, and impatient became reformers.
Extract from : « Albert Durer » by T. Sturge Moore

She surely knew him, said he; he became a downright brute when he was at work.
Extract from : « His Masterpiece » by Emile Zola

Say another word, and we will call it downright affectation.
Extract from : « The Complete Poetical Works of Samuel Taylor Coleridge » by Samuel Taylor Coleridge

"The Frenchman has a throat, and throats can be slit," said the downright King.
Extract from : « The Historical Nights Entertainment, Second Series » by Rafael Sabatini

It is marvellous, downright marvellous, how you get through it.
Extract from : « Davenport Dunn, Volume 1 (of 2) » by Charles James Lever

Whatever I know of life is associated with downright hard work.
Extract from : « Lord Kilgobbin » by Charles Lever

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