(adv) thoroughly;(adj) absolute, complete; frank, blunt
downright means straightforward: he is a downright person.
After being robbed for the second time, Mr. Brenner's anger turned to downright hostility.
if using in an adverb and example would be: Our neighbor who chopped down our tree and destroyed our fence is just downright mean. if using as adjecive and example would be: The actor felt like a downright fool when he forgot his lines.
Some of the arguments in favour of shutting the factory are questionable and others downright spurious.
The customer was downright rude to the waiter, making everyone else at the table feel uncomfortable.
That was inconsiderate. How can you be so inconsiderate. I thought it was so inconsiderate as to be downright rude. I'll try not to be so inconsiderate in the future.
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Downright Dencey was created in 1927.
Some of the arguments in favor of shutting the factory are questionable and others downright spurious. The painting comes from spurious origins.
Daniel Downright has written: 'The court and city medley'
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The term downright is most frequently employed as an adverb, equivalent to fundamentally or thoroughly (as, His attempt at humor was downright childish). Alternatively, downright may serve as an adjective, signifying thorough or absolute.