downright

IPA(Pronunciation)

/ˈdaʊnˌɹaɪt/

Adverb

not-comparable obsolete

Really; actually; quite / (obsolete) Straight down; perpendicularly. / (obsolete) Plainly, unambiguously; directly. / (obsolete) Without delay; at once.

Japanese Meaning

本当に、実際に、かなり / （時代遅れ）真下に、垂直に / （時代遅れ）はっきりと、明確に、直接に / （時代遅れ）ただちに、すぐに

What is this buttons?

The movie was downright boring, so I left before it ended.

Google Translation / DeepL Translation

その映画は本当に退屈だったので、私は終わる前に帰ってしまった。

Details

Sense（1）

Really; actually; quite

He wasn’t just cool to me, he was downright rude.

Google Translation / DeepL Translation

Details

Sense（2）

(obsolete) Straight down; perpendicularly.

Google Translation / DeepL Translation

Details

Sense（3）

(obsolete) Plainly, unambiguously; directly.

Rosalind. Not true in love?

Celia. Yes, when he is in; but I think he is not in.

Rosalind. You have heard him swear downright he was.

Google Translation / DeepL Translation

Details

Sense（4）

(obsolete) Without delay; at once.

The reading of this Paper put Mrs. Bull in such a Passion, that she fell downright into a Fit, and they were forc’d to give her a good quantity of the Spirit of Hartshorn before she recover’d.

Google Translation / DeepL Translation

Details

downright

Dictionary quizzes to help you remember the meaning

Login / Sign up

Download the app!

downright

Dictionary quizzes to help you remember the meaning

Login / Sign up

Login

──── or ────

Sign up

──── or ────

Download the app!