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downright
Grammatical Information
Composition
Simple
qualitative
ungradable
Examples
What you just said is a downright falsehood.
02
direct and frank, especially in speech or behavior
Examples
She gave a downright answer that silenced the room.
downright
01
in an extreme or absolute way, often used to intensify
Grammatical Information
Examples
The food was downright disgusting.
