English-Thai Dictionary

downright

ADJ ี โดยสิ้นเชิง  อย่างชัดแจ้ง  เห็นได้ชัด  clear distinct vivid visible obvious indistinct invisible unclear doi-sin-chang

 

downright

ADV โดยสิ้นเชิง  อย่าง สิ้นเชิง  อย่าง แน่แท้  outright positively doi-sin-chang

 

Webster's 1828 Dictionary

DOWNRIGHT

adv. 1. Right down; straight down; perpendicularly.
A giant cleft downright.
2. In plain terms; without ceremony or circumlocution.
We shall chide downright.
3. Completely; without stopping short; as, she fell downright into a fit.

 

DOWNRIGHT

a. 1. Directly to the point; plain; open; artless; undisguised; as downright madness; downright nonsense; downright wisdom; downright falsehood; downright atheism.
2. Plain; artless; unceremonious; blunt; as, he spoke in his downright way.

 

DOWNRIGHTLY

adv. Plainly; in plain terms; bluntly.

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

DOWNRIGHT

DOWNRIGHT Down "right `, adv.

 

1. Straight down; perpendicularly.

 

2. In plain terms; without ceremony. We shall chide downright, id I longer stay. Shak.

 

3. Without delay; at once; completely. [Obs. ] She fell downright into a fit. Arbuthnot.

 

DOWNRIGHT

DOWNRIGHT Down "right `, a.

 

1. Plain; direct; unceremonious; blunt; positive; as, he spoke in his downright way. A man of plain, downright character. Sir W. Scott.

 

2. Open; artless; undisguised; absolute; unmixed; as, downright atheism. The downright impossibilities charged upon it. South. Gloomy fancies which in her amounted to downright insanity. Prescott. -- Down "right `ly, adv. -- Down "right `ness, n.

 

New American Oxford Dictionary

downright

down right |ˈdounˌrīt ˈdaʊnˌraɪt | ▶adjective 1 [ attrib. ] (of something bad or unpleasant ) utter; complete (used for emphasis ): it's a downright disgrace. 2 (of a person's manner or behavior ) straightforward; so direct as to be blunt: her common sense and downright attitude to life surprised him. ▶adverb [ as submodifier ] to an extreme degree; thoroughly: he was downright rude. DERIVATIVES down right ness noun

 

Oxford Dictionary

downright

down |right |ˈdaʊnrʌɪt | ▶adjective 1 [ attrib. ] (of something bad or unpleasant ) utter; complete (used for emphasis ): it's a downright disgrace. 2 so direct in manner as to be blunt: her common sense and downright attitude to life surprised him. ▶adverb [ as submodifier ] to an extreme degree; thoroughly: he was downright rude.

 

American Oxford Thesaurus

downright

downright adjective 1 downright lies: complete, total, absolute, utter, thorough, out-and-out, outright, sheer, arrant, pure, real, veritable, categorical, unmitigated, unadulterated, unalloyed, unequivocal. 2 her downright attitude. See forthright. ▶adverb that's downright dangerous: thoroughly, utterly, positively, profoundly, really, completely, totally, entirely; unquestionably, undeniably, in every respect, through and through; informal plain.

 

Oxford Thesaurus

downright

downright adjective 1 smears, half-truths, and downright lies: complete, total, absolute, utter, thorough, perfect, out-and-out, outright, thoroughgoing, all-out, sheer, positive, rank, pure, dyed-in-the-wool, deep-dyed, real, veritable, consummate, categorical, unmitigated, unqualified, unadulterated, unalloyed, unconditional, unequivocal; Brit. informal right, proper; archaic arrant. ANTONYMS partial; anything but. 2 a true downright character who did not care a damn for her: frank, direct, straightforward, straight, straight to the point, blunt, plain-spoken, outspoken, forthright, uninhibited, unreserved, point blank, no-nonsense, matter-of-fact, bluff, undiplomatic, tactless; explicit, clear, plain, unequivocal, unambiguous, unqualified, categorical; honest, candid, open, sincere; not afraid to call a spade a spade, no beating around the bush, speaking as one finds; informal straight from the shoulder, upfront. ANTONYMS devious. ▶adverb suppressing emotions is downright dangerous: thoroughly, utterly, positively, simply, profoundly, really, absolutely, completely, totally, entirely, perfectly, properly, consummately, surpassingly, unconditionally, unreservedly, categorically, incontrovertibly, unquestionably, undeniably, in every respect, through and through, outright; informal plain, clean. ANTONYMS slightly; not at all.

 

Sanseido Wisdom Dictionary

downright

d ó wn r ì ght 副詞 まったく, 完全に (!副詞 形容詞 ともに通例悪いことについていう ) ▸ downright rude まったく無礼な 形容詞 〖名詞 の前で 〗1 まったくの, 完全な ▸ a downright lie まっかなうそ 2 率直な .3 ｟古 ｠真下に向いた .