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Definition of downright adjective from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

downright

adjective
 
/ˈdaʊnraɪt/
 
/ˈdaʊnraɪt/
[only before noun]
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  1. used as a way of emphasizing something negative or unpleasant
    • There was suspicion and even downright hatred between them.
    • That’s a downright lie!
    Oxford Collocations DictionaryDownright is used with these nouns:
    • hostility
    • lie
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