downright silly

Frequency: 6.44.1 per million words

Used with adjectives to emphasize a completely negative quality.

downrightADVERB + ADJECTIVE

Categories:

silly

Examples (10)

  • That idea is downright silly.
  • His behavior at the meeting was downright silly.
  • The proposal seemed downright silly to everyone.
  • It would be downright silly to ignore the warnings.
  • Her excuse was downright silly.
  • The plan is not just impractical, it's downright silly.
  • Some of these rules are downright silly.
  • The way he dressed for the interview was downright silly.
  • That's a downright silly thing to say.
  • The movie's plot was downright silly.