downright in English

adjective
1
(of something bad or unpleasant) utter; complete (used for emphasis).
it's a downright disgrace
2
(of a person's manner or behavior) straightforward; so direct as to be blunt.
her common sense and downright attitude to life surprised him
adverb
1
to an extreme degree; thoroughly.
he was downright rude

Use "downright" in a sentence

Below are sample sentences containing the word "downright" from the English Dictionary. We can refer to these sentence patterns for sentences in case of finding sample sentences with the word "downright", or refer to the context using the word "downright" in the English Dictionary.

1. Jed's just downright lazy.

2. 27 Jed's just downright lazy.

3. That road is downright dangerous!

4. It looks downright tropical there.

5. I think he's downright dishonest!

6. 13 I think he's downright dishonest!

7. Tom can be downright nasty sometimes.

8. Their statement was a downright inanity.

9. He was downright rude to me.

10. Now I was getting downright edgy.

11. It's not just stupid-it's downright dangerous.

12. The man was downright rude to us.

13. 11 She's being downright difficult and obstructive.

14. In fact, economists can be downright dangerous.

15. Inexplicable and downright humiliating, she thought angrily.

16. Staff are often discourteous and sometimes downright rude.

17. Some of those Bundlings were just downright weird

18. The audience gave him a downright hostile reception.

19. It's a risky idea, if not downright dangerous!

20. He wasn't just inconsiderate, he was downright rude.

21. To be thinking about partying was downright frivolous!

22. He wasn't just impolite — he was downright rude.

23. This was not just embarrassing, it was downright dangerous.

24. Arrant definition, downright; thorough; unmitigated; notorious: an Arrant fool

25. There was suspicion and even downright hatred between them.

26. As a matter of fact, that was downright slick.

27. To call some one a liar is downright insulting.

28. These decision now seem misguided, if not downright wrong.

29. Oooo ... makes me feel downright sanctified, just thinking about it!

30. Casper's attempt at a public debut is becoming downright embarrassing.

31. 6 Think penitent ... and in less capable hands, downright dull.

32. He is tough-talking, opinionated, downright mean, an unabashed racist.

33. Those whose claims look downright fraudulent should stand down immediately.

34. Other trees are downright mysterious, such as the yellow locust.

35. 21 To call some one a liar is downright insulting.

36. Some of these statements are misleading and some downright mendacious.

37. In many circumstances, saying "as Below" sounds downright silly.

38. I think the way she's been treated is a downright disgrace.

39. And some of those things make the Alien seem downright companionable.

40. Not long ago , selling American cars in Japan was downright quixotic.

41. She couldn't think of anything to say that wasn't downright rude.

42. For a female swimmer, 29-year-old Angel Martino is downright hoary.

43. That would have been comical if it hadn't been so downright offensive.

44. His evidence was a blend of smears, half truths and downright lies.

45. Sometimes they can be cantankerous, mean - spirited, unkind, and sometimes downright cruel.

46. Did he regard the account of Jonah as “a satire,” as “downright absurd”?

47. For the next hour we silently suffered their ribald comments and downright abuse.

48. Mr Sylvester, regarding Nails, would have described him as truculent and downright unattractive.

49. In fact, he downright Chafes at the mere mention of the princess’ name

50. They were belligerent, they were bellicose, they were snotty, they were downright rude.