Complete and without restriction or qualification; sometimes used informally as intensifiers.
1 Given the fiscal climate in Washington today, that's a downright soothing number.
2 In an age of rapid-fire change, contemplating the future is downright headache-inducing.
3 The problem with January is that they can also be downright sanctimonious.
4 No; not in French at all, but damned me in downright English.
5 It was no longer a passing fancy; he was downright in love.
6 But the downright Hollander is one of the oddest figures in nature.
7 Not to mention the videos are wonderfully done: whimsical, magical, downright beautiful.
8 I found you downright gymnastic. But he read her, and grew serious.
9 The day after the FCC's net neutrality vote, Washington was downright frigid.
10 Every thing has a downright reality; at least in the relator's mind.
11 She had courage and simplicity and a downright mind; that was clear.
12 The woman was too downright in her honesty to quibble or fence.
13 Hearing Tennessee's voice over the comm wasn't just welcome-itwas downright uplifting.
14 There is something wrong with his appearance; something displeasing, something downright detestable.
15 As a matter of fact I am in serious and downright earnest.
16 Mrs. Gallilee stopped in the hall, with an air of downright alarm.
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