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downright
/ˈdaʊnˌɹaɪt/
adjective
Directed vertically; coming straight down.
Directly to the point; plain
Similar: unambiguous, unevasive
Using plain direct language; accustomed to express opinions directly and bluntly; blunt.
adverb
Really; actually; quite
"He wasn’t just cool to me, he was downright rude."
Similar: thoroughly, utterly
Straight down; perpendicularly.
Plainly, unambiguously; directly.
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