downrightlyadv.
/ˈdaʊnrʌɪtli/, U.S. /ˈdaʊnˌraɪtli/ In a downright manner; straightforwardly, directly; utterly, outright. Cf. downright adv.
ΘΚΠ
the mind > mental capacity > knowledge > conformity with what is known, truth > sincerity, freedom from deceit > [adverb]
utterly?c1225
entirelya1340
faithlyc1350
without (but) feigningc1380
clearly1389
whollyc1390
unfeigninglyc1400
entirec1430
unfeigneda1469
without coloura1513
honestly1526
singly1526
unfeignedly1526
uncolourably1541
bona fide1542
frankly?1553
sincerely1560
squarely1564
uprightly1565
square1577
single-mindedly1579
undissemblinglyc1585
above board1599
fair and square1604
downright1607
downrightly1632
really1641
uncasuistly1649
honest1654
up tro1654
plain-heartedly1675
unaffectedly1677
straightforwardly1839
wholeheartedly1845
unfallaciously1852
up and down1854
single-heartedly1857
unflatteringly1874
uncynically1895
square on1963
the world > relative properties > quantity > greatness of quantity, amount, or degree > high or intense degree > [adverb] > utterly
allOE
allOE
outlyOE
thwert-outc1175
skerea1225
thoroughc1225
downrightc1275
purec1300
purelyc1300
faira1325
finelyc1330
quitec1330
quitelyc1330
utterlyc1374
outerlya1382
plainlya1382
straighta1387
allutterly1389
starkc1390
oultrelya1393
plata1393
barec1400
outrightc1400
incomparablyc1422
absolutely?a1425
simpliciter?a1425
staringa1425
quitementa1450
properlyc1450
directly1455
merec1475
incomparable1482
preciselyc1503
clean?1515
cleara1522
plain1535
merely1546
stark1553
perfectly1555
right-down1566
simply1574
flat1577
flatly1577
skire1581
plumb1588
dead?1589
rankly1590
stark1593
sheera1600
start1599
handsmooth1600
peremptory1601
sheerly1601
rank1602
utter1619
point-blank1624
proofa1625
peremptorily1626
downrightly1632
right-down1646
solid1651
clever1664
just1668
hollow1671
entirely1673
blank1677
even down1677
cleverly1696
uncomparatively1702
subtly1733
point1762
cussed1779
regularly1789
unqualifiedly1789
irredeemably1790
positively1800
cussedly1802
heart1812
proper1816
slick1818
blankly1822
bang1828
smack1828
pluperfectly1831
unmitigatedly1832
bodaciously1833
unredeemedly1835
out of sight1839
bodacious1845
regular1846
thoroughly1846
ingrainedly1869
muckinga1880
fucking1893
motherless1898
self1907
stone1928
sideways1956
terminally1974
1632 G. Synge Rejoynder vi. 202 Cusanus doth downe-rightly stile some of them Counterfeits.
1643 K. Digby Observ. Religio Medici 34 Averring downe rightly, that God cannot doe contradictory things.
1679 J. Kid in G. Hickes Spirit of Popery (1680) 7 Prelacy..is destructive down-rightly to the Sworn Covenants.
1703 M. Simson Short Char. Presbyterian Spirit 5 Is not this downrightly charging him with Treason? and should not his Duty and Alledgeance to the Queen, make him prove the Charge?
1769 Public Advertiser 6 Dec. As the Action itself is not altogether gentlemanly or honourable, it cannot be downrightly defended.
1814 Courier 14 June She was directly and downrightly insulted, when the Prince declared, that he would not see her either in public or in private.
1882 Society 7 Oct. 16/1 Persistently overbearing, if not..downrightly insolent.
1947 D. Thomas Let. 5 June in Sel. Lett. (1966) 310 And everybody downrightly refused to believe that that was the amount you got.
1960 ‘Miss Read’ Fresh from Country (1962) ix. 100 ‘You'd do better to stop smoking, if you're short of money,’ said Anna downrightly.
2013 Gleaner (Kingston, Jamaica) 14 Jan. (Entertainment section) 1/3 We can still be sexual in our music but not downrightly lewd and x-rated.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2018; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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