downright

ˈdaʊnˌraɪt

Definition

Definition of downright - Reverso English Dictionary

Adverb

extreme degreeto an extreme degree, completely

His behavior was downright rude..

absolutely

completely

utterly

intensityreally or actually, to a great extent

He was downright furious about the decision.

completely

thoroughly

utterly

Adjective

absolutecomplete and without restriction or qualification

His behavior was downright rude at the dinner..

complete

total

utter

blunt

Rare

frank and straightforward in manner or speech

Rare

His downright honesty can be quite shocking.

blunt

candid

forthright

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Expressions with downright

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downright impossible

adj.

completely unable to happen or be done

Finishing this in one hour is downright impossible.

downright lie

obvious and blatant lie

Saying he didn't know is a downright lie.

downright rude

adj.

blatantly disrespectful or discourteous

She was downright rude to the waiter for no reason.

Origin of downright

Old English, dun (hill) + riht (right)

Examples of downright in a sentence

Her explanation was downright confusing.
The movie was downright hilarious from start to finish.
Her explanation was downright confusing to everyone.
The project was a downright failure from the start.
Her comments were downright offensive to everyone present.
Her downright refusal surprised everyone.

The downright truth is hard to accept.

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French:complètement, absolu, ...
German:völlig, offen, ...
Italian:completamente, assoluto, ...
Spanish:totalmente, completo, ...
Portuguese:extremamente, franco, ...
Chinese:完全, 绝对, ...
Japanese:完全に, 全くの, ...
Arabic:بِشَكلٍ مُطلَق, تام, ...
Hebrew:לַחֲלוּטִין, גָּמוּר, ...
Russian:абсолютно, прямолинейный, ...
Ukrainian:цілком, цілковито, ...
Hindi:बिल्कुल, एकदम, ...
Bengali:একেবারে, সম্পূর্ণ, ...
Catalan:completament, absolut, ...
Czech:naprosto, naprostý, ...
Danish:helt, absolut, ...
Dutch:volkomen, volslagen, ...
Greek:εντελώς, απόλυτος, ...
Hungarian:egyenesen, teljes, ...
Khmer:យ៉ាងខ្លាំង, សុទ្ធតែ, ...
Korean:완전히, 완전한, ...
Persian:کاملاً, مطلق, ...
Polish:całkowicie, zupełny, ...
Portuguese (BR):extremamente, franco, ...
Romanian:complet, absolut, ...
Swedish:fullständigt, fullständig, ...
Thai:อย่างยิ่ง, แท้อย่างที่สุด, ...
Turkish:tamamen, kesinlikle, ...
Vietnamese:hoàn toàn, thẳng thắn, ...

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