Definitions
Completely or unmistakably so.
Word origin
The adjective and noun are derived from the adverb. Noun sense 1 (“low grade of wool”) may be from the obsolete adjective sense 2.2 (“in its most basic form; ordinary”).
Used in a sentence
“He wasn’t just cool to me, he was downright rude.”
“VVe vvere deſcried, theyle mock vs novv dounright.”
“Familiar! Madam, in Troth he's dovvn-right rude.”
Source: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0
Used as a crossword answer1 curated clues
01“Utterly plain”9 letters
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