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downrightly

adv

Etymology

From downright + -ly.

  1. inherited from dūne — “down”
  2. inherited from *h₃reǵ-✻ — “to straighten”
  3. inherited from riht — “straight; etc.”
  4. inherited from *dʰewh₂-✻ — “haze, mist; smoke”
  5. inherited from *dūnā✻
  6. inherited from adūn
  7. inherited from dounright
  8. suffixed as downrightly — “downright + ly”

Definitions

  1. clearly

    clearly; plainly; directly; downright

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