downright
Short definition from Wiktionary
Adverb
- Completely, wholly.
- Of acts or speech: directly and unambiguously; clearly, plainly.
- Straight down; perpendicularly.
- Immediately at that place and time; without delay; altogether, at once, then and there.
Adjective
- Absolute, complete.
- Of a person or their behaviour: direct, plain, straightforward; also, of speech: direct and unambiguous; blunt, to the point.
- Coming straight down; directed vertically.
- Chiefly in downright money: in its most basic form; ordinary.
Noun
- A low grade of wool from the lower parts of the sides of a fleece.
- A vertical line; a perpendicular, a vertical.
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