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downright

adjective and adverb (downright; downright, downrightly)

«downright» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

Everyday

Downright means complete or total, used to strengthen a word, often a bad one: a downright lie. tree →
Downright as an adverb means completely or thoroughly: downright cold. tree →

In the lessons

in tales, downright is used to stress how true or plain something is, often with a feeling of strong surprise or blame.

Examples

That is downright rude of you! tree →
It was downright cold in the cave. tree →
He was a downright liar, and everyone knew it. tree →

Note

nothing for maths

On Mova

Trees and pragmatics of «downright» in the school dictionary: every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
«downright» in the school dictionary on Mova free.

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