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downright
adjective as in thorough, absolute
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The industry lore is downright jaw-dropping in the details of the cons known as “brick-in-box” returns.
In fact, during visits like these, the parents are often downright apologetic about it.
At this point, Kanye went from showing a lack of understanding to being downright offensive.
The typically fresh-faced, photogenic 31-year-old actor is sporting a bushy, unkempt, downright Biblical-looking beard.
After decades of too-cute, formulaic romantic comedy pairings in movies and TV, their behavior seems downright revolutionary.
A barber having a dispute with a parish clerk on a point of grammar, the latter said it was a downright barbarism, indeed.
I've said from the very first, it's downright indecent for a girl to live alone on a farm—no chaperon, not even a woman servant.
Avoid sarcasm; it will, unconsciously to yourself, degenerate into pertness, and often downright rudeness.
Any other doctrine than this, is downright delusion, unworthy of a free people, and only intended for slaves.
This was a downright fraud, and the court justly held that the will had been revoked.
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On this page you'll find 86 synonyms, antonyms, and words related to downright, such as: damned, outright, blatant, blunt, categorical, and certain.
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
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