Synonyms for downright
| Grammar : Adj |
| Spell : doun-rahyt |
| Phonetic Transcription : ˈdaʊnˌraɪt |
Top 10 synonyms for downright Other synonyms for the word downright
Définition of downright
Origin :- c.1200, "straight down," from down (adv.) + right (adj.1). Meaning "thoroughly" attested from c.1300. Old English had dunrihte "downwards," and inverted form right-down is attested 17c.
- adj thorough, absolute
- Phim sticks to it, too; tells me my peg is downright encouragement to the bacteria.
- Extract from : « The Spenders » by Harry Leon Wilson
- Life here is laborious, but downright want I should say rare.
- Extract from : « In the Heart of Vosges » by Matilda Betham-Edwards
- We stumbled into the household at a crisis, and there was a deal of downright humanity in that same.
- Extract from : « American Notes » by Rudyard Kipling
- For my part, I call that downright countenancing of iniquity.
- Extract from : « Hetty's Strange History » by Anonymous
- As a rule the downright, headstrong, and impatient became reformers.
- Extract from : « Albert Durer » by T. Sturge Moore
- She surely knew him, said he; he became a downright brute when he was at work.
- Extract from : « His Masterpiece » by Emile Zola
- Say another word, and we will call it downright affectation.
- Extract from : « The Complete Poetical Works of Samuel Taylor Coleridge » by Samuel Taylor Coleridge
- "The Frenchman has a throat, and throats can be slit," said the downright King.
- Extract from : « The Historical Nights Entertainment, Second Series » by Rafael Sabatini
- It is marvellous, downright marvellous, how you get through it.
- Extract from : « Davenport Dunn, Volume 1 (of 2) » by Charles James Lever
- Whatever I know of life is associated with downright hard work.
- Extract from : « Lord Kilgobbin » by Charles Lever
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