downright C2+ Topic:Describing Qualities Also spelled down-right US /ˈdaʊnraɪt/ UK /ˈdaʊnraɪt/ See IPA manual Meanings 1 adv thoroughly or utterly; plainly so His remarks were downright rude. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 adv · thoroughly or utterly;... utterabsolutethoroughoutrightsheercompletepositive ↔ Opposites slightpartialqualified Word family Derived forms downrightlydownrightness Related forms downrightdownrightly Etymology AI details 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 External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # downright **Type:** Word **Level:** C2+ **Part of speech:** adv **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