downright
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How to pronounce downright in British English:
英 [ˈdaʊnraɪt]
How to pronounce downright in American English:
美 [ˈdaʊnˌraɪt]
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- Adjective:
- characterized by plain blunt honesty
- complete and without restriction or qualification; sometimes used informally as intensifiers
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- Adverb:
- thoroughgoing
单词词源
- downright (adv.)
- c. 1200, "straight down," from down (adv.) + right (adj.1). Meaning "thoroughly" attested from c. 1300. Old English had dunrihte "downwards," and inverted form right-down is attested 17c.
双语例句
- 1. But enforcement of the rules has been inconsistent and sometimes downright hypocritical .
- 2. But some leading voices in silicon valley sound downright despondent about what isn 't happening there .
- 3. Tempting fate is never wise ; tempting a flu pandemic is downright foolish .
- 4. But as my friend 's query suggested , some gestures were more helpful than others , and a few were downright annoying .
- 5. But in the more centrist region around orlando and tampa , those positions are suspect ; in the northern third of the state , they are downright unpopular .