downrightadjective [ before noun ], adverb
uk/ˈdaʊn.raɪt/us/ˈdaʊn.raɪt/informal(especially of something bad) extremely or very great:
I think the way she was treated is a downright disgrace.
She's being downright unhelpful and obstructive.
The working conditions are unhealthy, if not downright (= and probably extremely) dangerous.
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Linguistics: very & extreme
- abject
- awful
- beyond
- classic
- classical
- deadly
- devastating
- drop dead! idiom
- eminently
- esp
- especially
- heartily
- impossibly
- perfect
- sheer
- specially
- supremely
- thoroughly
- whole
- wide
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