downright

downright
1. adjective
ausgemacht [Frechheit, Dummheit, Idiot, Lügner]; glatt [Lüge]
2. adverb
geradezu; ausgesprochen

it would be downright stupid to do that — es wäre eine ausgemachte Dummheit, das zu versuchen

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adverb (plainly; there's no other word for it: I think he was downright rude!)
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ˈdown·right
I. adj
1. attr (complete) völlig, absolut
it is a \downright disgrace es ist eine ausgesprochene Schande
\downright lie glatte Lüge
\downright nonsense kompletter Unsinn
2. (straightforward) offen, ehrlich
her manner is direct and \downright sie hat eine direkte und offenherzige Art
II. adv (completely) ausgesprochen, völlig, ganz und gar
these working conditions are \downright dangerous diese Arbeitsbedingungen sind schlichtweg gefährlich
she's being \downright difficult sie ist ausgesprochen schwierig
to refuse sth \downright etw glatt ablehnen
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downright
A adj
1. völlig, absolut, ausgesprochen, hundertprozentig umg:
a downright lie eine glatte Lüge;
a downright moralist ein ausgesprochener Moralist;
downright nonsense völliger oder kompletter Unsinn
2. offen(herzig), ehrlich, unverblümt (Antwort etc)
B adv
1. völlig, ganz und gar, durch und durch, gänzlich:
downright lovely ausgesprochen hübsch;
refuse downright glatt ablehnen
2. offen, geradeheraus
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1. adjective
ausgemacht [Frechheit, Dummheit, Idiot, Lügner]; glatt [Lüge]
2. adverb
geradezu; ausgesprochen

it would be downright stupid to do that — es wäre eine ausgemachte Dummheit, das zu versuchen

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adj.
absolut adj.
ausgesprochen adj.
ehrlich adj.
ganz und gar adj.
gerade adj.
offen adj.
offenherzig adj.
total adj.
unverblümt adj.
unzweideutig adj.
völlig adj.

English-german dictionary. 2013.

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