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downright definition
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Grep of noun downright downrightness Overview of adj downright The adj downright has 2 senses (no senses from tagged texts) 1. downright -- (characterized by plain blunt honesty; "a downright answer"; "a downright kind of person") 2. absolute, downright, out-and-out, rank, right-down, sheer -- (complete and without restriction or qualification; sometimes used informally as intensifiers; "absolute freedom"; "an absolute dimwit"; "a downright lie"; "out-and-out mayhem"; "an out-and-out lie"; "a rank outsider"; "many right-down vices"; "got the job through sheer persistence"; "sheer stupidity") Overview of adv downright The adv downright has 1 sense (first 1 from tagged texts) 1. (3) downright -- ((intensifier) thoroughgoing; "he is outright dishonest") Antonyms of adj downright 2 senses of downright Sense 1 downright INDIRECT (VIA honest) -> dishonest, dishonorable Sense 2 absolute, downright, out-and-out(postnominal), rank(postnominal), right-down, sheer(postnominal) INDIRECT (VIA complete) -> incomplete, uncomplete INDIRECT (VIA complete, complete) -> incomplete Similarity of adj downright 2 senses of downright Sense 1 downright => honest (vs. dishonest), honorable Sense 2 absolute, downright, out-and-out(postnominal), rank(postnominal), right-down, sheer(postnominal) => complete (vs. incomplete) (vs. incomplete) Attributes of adj downright Familiarity of adj downright downright used as an adjective is rare (polysemy count = 2) Grep of adj downright downright Overview of adj downright The adj downright has 2 senses (no senses from tagged texts) 1. downright -- (characterized by plain blunt honesty; "a downright answer"; "a downright kind of person") 2. absolute, downright, out-and-out, rank, right-down, sheer -- (complete and without restriction or qualification; sometimes used informally as intensifiers; "absolute freedom"; "an absolute dimwit"; "a downright lie"; "out-and-out mayhem"; "an out-and-out lie"; "a rank outsider"; "many right-down vices"; "got the job through sheer persistence"; "sheer stupidity") Overview of adv downright The adv downright has 1 sense (first 1 from tagged texts) 1. (3) downright -- ((intensifier) thoroughgoing; "he is outright dishonest")
downright definition
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