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The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English | 2009 | Copyright

down·right / ˈdounˌrīt/ • adj. 1. (of something bad or unpleasant) utter; complete (used for emphasis): it's a downright disgrace. 2. (of a person's manner or behavior) straightforward; so direct as to be blunt: her common sense and downright attitude to life surprised him. • adv. to an extreme degree; thoroughly: he was downright rude. DERIVATIVES: down·right·ness n.

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Oxford Dictionary of Rhymes | 2007 | Copyright

downright •Hamite, samite •marmite • Semite • Vegemite •eremite • Hashemite • Fatimite •chromite • Edomite • sodomite •stalagmite • Elamite • dolomite •Adullamite • dynamite • catamite •Benthamite •termite, thermite •Samnite • sennight • midnight •lignite • selenite • gelignite •kaolinite • Leninite •finite, transfinite •watchnight • fortnight • Sunnite •exurbanite, suburbanite, urbanite •manganite • ammonite • Mennonite •Canaanite • Maronite • bentonite •Irvingite • respite • alexandrite •Arkwright • cartwright • nephrite •playwright • wainwright •wheelwright • millwright •shipwright • copyright • Nazirite •pyrite • eyebright • nitrite • contrite •chlorite • forthright • downright •Fulbright • upright • meteorite •diorite • fluorite •Labourite (US Laborite) • sybarite •Thatcherite • phosphorite • azurite •anchorite • Hitlerite • dolerite •Amorite • Minorite • laterite •Hutterite • birthright

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