down ‧ right /ˈdaʊnraɪt/ BrE AmE adverb [+ adjective/adverb]
used to emphasize that something is completely bad or untrue:
Jed’s downright lazy.
It’s downright disgusting!
—downright adjective [only before noun] :
That’s a downright lie!
down ‧ right /ˈdaʊnraɪt/ BrE AmE adverb [+ adjective/adverb]
used to emphasize that something is completely bad or untrue:
Jed’s downright lazy.
It’s downright disgusting!
—downright adjective [only before noun] :
That’s a downright lie!
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English. Longman - Словарь современного английского языка. 2012