Associations to the word «Downright»

Wiktionary

DOWNRIGHT, adjective. Directed vertically; coming straight down.
DOWNRIGHT, adjective. Directly to the point; plain; unambiguous; unevasive.
DOWNRIGHT, adjective. Using plain direct language; accustomed to express opinions directly and bluntly; blunt.
DOWNRIGHT, adjective. Complete; absolute; utter.
DOWNRIGHT, adverb. Really; actually; quite; thoroughly; utterly.
DOWNRIGHT, adverb. Straight down; perpendicularly.
DOWNRIGHT, adverb. Without delay; at once.

Dictionary definition

DOWNRIGHT, adverb. Thoroughgoing; "he is outright dishonest".
DOWNRIGHT, adjective. Characterized by plain blunt honesty; "a downright answer"; "a downright kind of person".
DOWNRIGHT, adjective. 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".

Wise words

Watch your thoughts, they become your words. Watch your words, they become your actions. Watch your actions, they become your habits. Watch your habits, they become your character. Watch your character, it becomes your destiny.
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