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downright
adjective
adverb
Complete and without restriction or qualification; sometimes used informally as intensifiers
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ˈdaʊnˌɹaɪt
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adjective
Complete and without restriction or qualification; sometimes used informally as intensifiers
“Absolute freedom”
adjective
Characterized by plain blunt honesty
“A downright answer”
adverb
Thoroughgoing
“He is outright dishonest”
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Absolute freedom
An absolute dimwit
A downright lie
Out-and-out mayhem
An out-and-out lie
A downright answer
A downright kind of person
He is outright dishonest
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