downright

Example Sentences

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So if you — like many in the financial media — are worried about private credit, you should be downright frightened by private equity.

From MarketWatch • May 22, 2026

Phillipson described some of the negative comments as "outright snobbery and just downright unpleasant" and argued Collins had a reach "politicians can't reach".

From BBC • May 20, 2026

But lately its stock market returns have been downright weak.

From Barron's • May 20, 2026

A terrorist attack, bank collapse or pandemic can be downright terrifying, even if prices don’t fall by quite as much.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 14, 2026

"Otis Amber is a stupid man, if not downright mad."

From "The Westing Game" by Ellen Raskin