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Webster 1913 Edition
Downright
Down′rightˊ
,adv.
1.
Straight down; perpendicularly.
2.
In plain terms; without ceremony.
We shall chide
downright
, if I longer stay. Shakespeare
3.
Without delay; at once; completely.
[Obs.]
She fell
downright
into a fit. Arbuthnot.
Down′rightˊ
,Adj.
1.
Plain; direct; forthright; unceremonious; blunt; positive;
as, he spoke in his
. downright
wayA man of plain,
downright
character. Sir W. Scott.
2.
Open; artless; undisguised; absolute; unmixed;
as,
.downright
atheism
Syn. – honest-to-goodness.
The
– downright
impossibilities charged upon it. South.
Down′rightˊly
, adv.
Down′rightˊness
, Noun.
Webster 1828 Edition
Downright
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
,Adj.
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.