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adj · adv · 4 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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adj

Meaning 1

Synonym of downright; complete; absolute

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: downright

Antonyms: none provided

2

adv

Meaning 2

Synonym of downright; completely; absolutely

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: downright

Antonyms: none provided

3

adjective satellite

Meaning 3

complete and without restriction or qualification; sometimes used informally as intensifiers

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • absolute freedom
  • an absolute dimwit
  • a downright lie
  • out-and-out mayhem
  • an out-and-out lie
  • a rank outsider
  • many right-down vices
  • got the job through sheer persistence
  • sheer stupidity

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: absolute, downright, out-and-out(a), rank(a), sheer(a)

Antonyms: none provided

4

adverb

Meaning 4

positively--Charles Dickens

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • a regular right-down bad 'un

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

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Etymology

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