downright
Example Sentences
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And the soundtrack to this autumn might prove to be downright miserable.
From BBC ● Sep. 26, 2026
Broken, dirty and downright grotty donations are costing hospice charities tens of thousands of pounds to dispose of.
From BBC ● Sep. 24, 2026
To the uninitiated, it can seem downright loony.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 23, 2026
Whatever predictions Báez had once made about career trajectory were quickly looking overly ambitious at best and downright ridiculous at worst.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 16, 2026
“This place is so well protected it’s downright absurd,” Hector says, waving at the door.
From "The Night Circus" by Erin Morgenstern
