·adv Straight down; perpendicularly.
II. Downright ·adv In plain terms; without ceremony.
III. Downright ·adv Without delay; at once; completely.
IV. Downright ·adj Open; artless; undisguised; absolute; unmixed; as, downright atheism.
V. Downright ·adj Plain; direct; unceremonious; blunt; positive; as, he spoke in his downright way.