downright

C2+ Topic:Describing Qualities

Also spelled down-right

US /ˈdaʊnraɪt/ UK /ˈdaʊnraɪt/ See IPA manual

adv adj

Meanings

1

adv
thoroughly or utterly; plainly so

His remarks were downright rude.

Thesaurus

Synonyms

1 adv · thoroughly or utterly;... utter absolute thorough outright sheer complete positive

Opposites

slight partial qualified

Word family

Derived forms downrightlydownrightness

Related forms down right downrightly

Etymology

A compound of down + right, from Middle English; down from Old English dune ('downward') and right from Old English riht ('straight, just').

dune Old English riht Old English

View etymology graph ->

Topics

Describing Qualities

# downright

**Type:** Word
**Level:** C2+
**Part of speech:** adv, adj
**IPA (US):** ˈdaʊnraɪt
**IPA (UK):** ˈdaʊnraɪt

## Meanings
1. thoroughly or utterly; plainly so

## Examples
- His remarks were downright rude.

## Synonyms
- utter
- absolute
- thorough
- outright
- sheer
- complete
- positive

## Antonyms
- slight
- partial
- qualified

## Derived Forms
- downrightly
- downrightness

## Related Forms
- down
- right
- downrightly

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: dune
- Root: riht

## Etymology
A compound of down + right, from Middle English; down from Old English dune ('downward') and right from Old English riht ('straight, just').

## AI Etymology
Downright is a compound of down + right, from Middle English; down from Old English dune ('downward') and right from Old English riht ('straight, just'). In present-day use, it means thoroughly or utterly; plainly so. Derived formations include downrightly and downrightness. Related vocabulary includes down, right, and downrightly.

## Topics
- Describing Qualities

markdown

downright

Meanings

Thesaurus

Etymology

Topics

Keyboard Shortcuts

General

Send feedback