downright

[US]/'daʊnraɪt/
[UK]/'daʊnraɪt/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

adv. completely
adj. thorough, straightforward

Phrases & Collocations

downright lie

downright rude

downright absurd

downright disrespectful

downright silly

downright hilarious

downright outrageous

downright unacceptable

downright embarrassing

Example Sentences

it's a downright disgrace.

he was downright rude.

He was downright rude to me.

Their statement was a downright inanity.

not merely overweight but downright fat.

the spirit of these pages is downright priapic.

That road is downright dangerous!

the media world of back-stabbing, scheming, and downright malice.

her common sense and downright attitude to life surprised him.

This is not to deny the abuses and downright crookery that have marred executive pay.

Her parents, if not downright folksy, were hardly highfalutin.

He wasn’t just impolite—he was downright rude.

His evidence was a blend of smears, half truths and downright lies.

Real-world Examples

There are moments when it is downright embarrassing.

Source: CCTV Observations

West says some are downright senseless.

Source: VOA Standard English (Video Version) - 2023 Collection

Some of them were looking puzzled, others downright scared.

Source: 2. Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets

No more. The pandemic is turning Bollywood downright minimalistic.

Source: Business Weekly

And his message to his young followers sounded downright subversive.

Source: VOA Standard July 2013 Collection

This would've made my life with Dede downright tolerable.

Source: Modern Family - Season 10

At first, this puzzle seems not just hard, but downright impossible.

Source: TED-Ed (video version)

So multitasking makes us at best, inefficient, and at worst, downright dangerous.

Source: BBC Ideas Selection (Bilingual)

Many of these ads and posts are inflammatory some are downright offensive.

Source: VOA Video Highlights

While many plants are good to eat, others can be downright dangerous.

Source: Crash Course Botany

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