DOWNRIGHTLY

Etymology

Adverb

downrightly

(dated) clearly; plainly; directly; downright

Synonyms

• expressly, unambiguously; see also explicitly

Source: Wiktionary

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DOWNRIGHT

Down"right`, adv.

1. Straight down; perpendicularly.

2. In plain terms; without ceremony. We shall chide downright, id I longer stay. Shak.

3. Without delay; at once; completely. [Obs.] She fell downright into a fit. Arbuthnot.

Down"right`, a.

1. Plain; direct; unceremonious; blunt; positive; as, he spoke in his downright way. A man of plain, downright character. Sir W. Scott.

2. Open; artless; undisguised; absolute; unmixed; as, downright atheism. The downright impossibilities charged upon it. South. Gloomy fancies which in her amounted to downright insanity. Prescott.

– Down"right`ly, adv.

– Down"right`ness, n.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition

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