Hyphenation of downright

Wondering how to hyphenate the English word downright? This word can be hyphenated and contains 2 syllables as shown below.

down-right

Definitions of downright:

1.	Characterized by plain blunt honesty A downright answer A downright kind of person
2.	Complete and without restriction or qualification Sometimes used informally as intensifiers 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
3.	Thoroughgoing He is outright dishonest

Synonyms of downright:

adj	honest, honorable
adj	absolute, out-and-out, rank, right-down, sheer, complete

Last hyphenations of this language

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