Definitions of downright [ˈdaʊnˌraɪt]

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Definition of 'downright'

Random House Webster's College Dictionary

1. (adv.) downright
completely; thoroughly:
downright angry.

2. (adj.) downright
thorough; absolute.

3. downright
frank; straightforward.

4. downright
Archaic. directed straight down.

Etymology: (1175–1225)

Definition of 'downright'

Princeton's WordNet

1. (adj) downright
characterized by plain blunt honesty
"a downright answer"; "a downright kind of person"

2. (adverb) absolute, downright, out-and-out(a), rank(a), right-down, sheer(a)
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"

3. (adverb) downright
thoroughgoing
"he is outright dishonest"

Definition of 'downright'

Kernerman English Learner’s Dictionary

1. (adjective) downright
emphasizes sth negative
not just dirty, but downright filthy

Definition of 'downright'

Webster Dictionary

1. (adj) downright
plain; direct; unceremonious; blunt; positive; as, he spoke in his downright way

2. (adj) downright
open; artless; undisguised; absolute; unmixed; as, downright atheism

3. (adverb) downright
straight down; perpendicularly

4. (adverb) downright
in plain terms; without ceremony

5. (adverb) downright
without delay; at once; completely

Translation of 'downright'

Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary

Sense: plainly; there's no other word for it I think he was downright rude!
Afrikaans: ongetwyfeld	Arabic: بِصَراحَه، بِكُلِّ مَعْنى	Bulgarian: прям
Brazilian: totalmente	Czech: vyloženě, výslovně	German: ausgesprochen
Danish: fuldkommen; totalt	Greek: ξεκάθαρα, απόλυτα	Spanish: absolutamente
Estonian: lausa	Farsi: کاملاً؛ به تمام معنا	Finnish: suorastaan
French: franchement	Hebrew: מָמָש, מוּחְלָט	Hindi: एकदम
Croatian: sasvim, potpuno	Hungarian: teljesen	Indonesian: jelas
Icelandic: hreinn og beinn, alger	Italian: assolutamente; proprio	Japanese: 全く
Korean: 완전히	Lithuanian: tiesiog, visiškai	Latvian: pilnīgi; acīm redzami
Malay: dengan jelas	Dutch: bepaald	Norwegian: rett og slett, simpelthen
Polish: całkowicie, zupełnie	Persian: کاملاً؛ به تمام معنا	Pashto: كاملا، په ټوله معنا
Portuguese: claramente	Romanian: purşi simplu, de-a dreptu	Russian: явно
Slovak: vyložene	Slovenian: naravnost	Serbian: prosto
Swedish: rent ut, rätt och slätt	Thai: โดยสิ้นเชิง	Turkish: tam anlamıyla tamamen
Taiwanese: 十足地，完全地	Ukrainian: зовсім, цілком	Urdu: صریح
Vietnamese: thẳng thắn	Chinese: 十分地，完全地	Afrikaans: absolute
Arabic: صَريح، واضِح، بِصَراحَه	Bulgarian: прамо	Brazilian: total
Czech: naprostý, vyložený	German: ausgesprochen	Danish: fuldkommen
Greek: απόλυτος	Spanish: total	Estonian: täielik
Farsi: کامل؛ محض	Finnish: varsinainen	French: direct, absolu
Hebrew: מָמָש	Hindi: एकदम बेहूदा इत्यादि	Croatian: potpuni
Hungarian: teljes	Indonesian: mutlak	Icelandic: alger
Italian: assoluto	Japanese: 正真正銘の	Korean: 완전한
Lithuanian: visiškas	Latvian: pilnīgs; galīgs	Malay: jelas
Dutch: absoluut	Norwegian: komplett, fullkommen	Polish: całkowity
Persian: کامل؛ محض	Pashto: كامل، پوره	Portuguese: total
Romanian: purşi simplu	Russian: явный	Slovak: úplne, priamo, výslovne
Slovenian: pravcat	Serbian: prosto	Swedish: riktig, fullkomlig
Thai: โดยสิ้นเชิง	Turkish: tam anlamıyla, bütünüyle	Taiwanese: 徹底的
Ukrainian: явний; прямий	Urdu: بالکل	Vietnamese: thẳng thắn
Chinese: 彻底的
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