Downright vs Unmitigated - What's the difference?
downright | unmitigated | Related terms |
Directed vertically; coming straight down.
Directly to the point; plain; unambiguous; unevasive.
Using plain direct language; accustomed to express opinions directly and bluntly; blunt.
Complete; absolute; utter.
Really; actually; quite; thoroughly; utterly.
Straight down; perpendicularly.
Without delay; at once.
* Arbuthnot
Not mitigated.
* 1919 ,
*:"You don't care if people think you an utter blackguard? You don't care if she and your children have to beg their bread?"
*:"Not a damn."
*:I was silent for a moment in order to give greater force to my next remark. I spoke as deliberately as I could.
*:"You are a most unmitigated cad."
*:"Now that you've got that off your chest, let's go and have dinner."
Downright is a related term of unmitigated.
As adjectives the difference between downright and unmitigated
is that downright is directed vertically; coming straight down while unmitigated is not mitigated.As an adverb downright
is really; actually; quite; thoroughly; utterly.downright
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(-)- He wasn't just cool to me, he was downright rude.
- She fell downright into a fit.