downright

I

(New American Roget's College Thesaurus)

adv. plainly, bluntly; extremely; thoroughly, completely. —adj. unqualified, frank, absolute; direct, plain, blunt; complete, utter, absolute. See completion.

II

(Roget's IV) modif.

1. [Thorough]

Syn. total, complete, utter, thoroughgoing; see absolute 1 .

2. [Thoroughly]

Syn. absolutely, entirely, utterly; see completely .

3. [Frank]

Syn. straightforward, blunt, direct, plain; see abrupt 2 , frank .

III

(Roget's 3 Superthesaurus) a.

total, complete, absolute, out and out, thorough, categorical, outright, unqualified, utter, unmitigated, sheer.

ANT.: partial, qualified, semi

IV

(Roget's Thesaurus II) adjective 1. Completely such, without qualification or exception: absolute, all-out, arrant, complete, consummate, crashing, damned, dead, flat, out-and-out, outright, perfect, plain, pure, sheer2, thorough, thoroughgoing, total, unbounded, unequivocal, unlimited, unmitigated, unqualified, unrelieved, unreserved, utter2. Informal: flat-out, positive. Chiefly British: blooming. See BIG, LIMITED. 2. Manifesting honesty and directness, especially in speech: candid, direct, forthright, frank, honest, ingenuous, man-toman, open, plainspoken, straight, straightforward, straight-out, unreserved. Informal: straight-from-the-shoulder, straight-shooting. See CLEAR, SHOW.