downright

downright
['daʊnraɪt] 1.
aggettivo [insult] bell'e buono; [refusal] chiaro

he's a downright liar — è un autentico bugiardo

2.
avverbio proprio, assolutamente

he's downright stupid — è davvero stupido

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adverb (plainly; there's no other word for it: I think he was downright rude!) assolutamente; proprio
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downright /ˈdaʊnraɪt/ (fam.)
A a.
1 bell'e buono, perfetto: It's a downright attack, è un attacco bell'e buono; a downright insult [lie], un'offesa [una bugia] bell'e buona; a downright idiot, un perfetto idiota
2 diretto, esplicito: a downright person, una persona diretta; a downright answer, una risposta esplicita
B avv.
assolutamente, totalmente: downright rude [stupid, disgusting], assolutamente sgarbato [stupido, disgustoso]
downrightness n. [u].
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['daʊnraɪt] 1.
aggettivo [insult] bell'e buono; [refusal] chiaro

he's a downright liar — è un autentico bugiardo

2.
avverbio proprio, assolutamente

he's downright stupid — è davvero stupido


English-Italian dictionary. 2013.

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  • Downright — Down right , adv. 1. Straight down; perpendicularly. [1913 Webster] 2. In plain terms; without ceremony. [1913 Webster] We shall chide downright, if I longer stay. Shak. [1913 Webster] 3. Without delay; at once; completely. [Obs.] [1913 Webster]… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • downright — [doun′rīt΄] adv. [ME doun riht: see DOWN1 & RIGHT] 1. thoroughly; utterly 2. Archaic straight down adj. 1. absolute; thoroughgoing [a downright insult] 2. s …   English World dictionary

  • downright — index absolute (complete), clear (apparent), honest, ingenuous, outright, purely (positively) …   Law dictionary

  • downright — c.1200, “straight down,” from DOWN (Cf. down) (adv.) + RIGHT (Cf. right) (adj.1). Meaning “thoroughly” attested from c.1300. O.E. had dunrihte downwards …   Etymology dictionary

  • downright — adj also adv *forthright Analogous words: blunt, *bluff, brusque, curt: candid, plain, open, *frank: *straightforward, aboveboard Contrasted words: devious, oblique, *crooked …   New Dictionary of Synonyms

  • downright — [adj] thorough, absolute blatant, blunt, categorical, certain, clear, complete, damned, explicit, flat, gross, honest, indubitable, open, out and out, outright, plain, positive, simple, sincere, straight, straightforward, sure, thoroughgoing,… …   New thesaurus

  • downright — ► ADJECTIVE ▪ utter; complete. ► ADVERB ▪ to an extreme degree; thoroughly …   English terms dictionary

  • downright — [[t]da͟ʊnraɪt[/t]] ADV: ADV adj (emphasis) You use downright to emphasize unpleasant or bad qualities or behaviour. ...ideas that would have been downright dangerous if put into practice... She was often downright rude to him. Syn: out and out… …   English dictionary

  • downright — I. adverb Date: 13th century 1. archaic straight down 2. absolutely 1 < downright handsome > < downright mean > 3. obsolete forthright II …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • downright — downrightly, adv. downrightness, n. /down ruyt /, adj. 1. thorough; absolute; out and out: a downright falsehood. 2. frankly direct; straightforward: a downright person. 3. Archaic. directed straight downward: a downright blow. adv. 4. completely …   Universalium

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