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.
certain , clear , complete , damned , explicit , flat , gross , honest
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.
They are synonyms.
Synonyms
synonyms for prominence:importancefamestatureprestige
They are not synonyms.
downright means straightforward: he is a downright person.
Downright Dencey was created in 1927.
The customer was downright rude to the waiter, making everyone else at the table feel uncomfortable.
Daniel Downright has written: 'The court and city medley'
indirect
Indirect
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.
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Doing nothing is downright boring, no ?
matter.............downright