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单词 downright
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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024
down•right /ˈdaʊnˌraɪt/USA pronunciation   adv. 
  1. completely;
    thoroughly:She's downright angry.

adj. [before a noun]
  1. thorough;
    absolute:She told a downright lie.
  2. frank;
    straightforward:He's a downright kind of guy.
down•right•ness, n. [uncountable]

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024
down•right  (doun′rīt′),USA pronunciation adj. 
  1. thorough;
    absolute;
    out-and-out:a downright falsehood.
  2. frankly direct;
    straightforward:a downright person.
  3. [Archaic.]directed straight downward:a downright blow.

adv. 
  1. completely or thoroughly:I'm not just upset —I'm downright angry.
  • 1175–1225; Middle English; see down1, right
down′right′ly, adv. 
down′right′ness, n. 
    • 2.See corresponding entry in Unabridged . candid, forthright, open, frank, blunt.

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
downright /ˈdaʊnˌraɪt/ adj
  1. frank or straightforward; blunt: downright speech
 adv , adj (prenominal)
  1. (intensifier): a downright certainty, downright rude

ˈdownˌrightly adv ˈdownˌrightness n
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