right-down

An old-fashioned intensifier meaning 'thoroughly' or 'completely', used before adjectives to emphasize a quality.

• 🇩🇪Veraltender Verstärker, der 'völlig' oder 'ganz' bedeutet und vor Adjektiven steht, um die Eigenschaft nachdrücklich zu betonen.

1. Complete or absolute C1 informal british

   Used informally as an intensifier to mean complete, thorough, or absolute.

   • He is a right-down fool for trusting that stranger.
   • That was a right-down disaster from start to finish.
   • She gave a right-down honest answer to the question.

   🇩🇪Vollständig oder absolut

   Synonyme: absolutearrantcompletedownrightoutrightranksheerthoroughunqualifiedutter

• more right-down comparative form
• most right-down superlative form

An archaic adverb meaning 'completely,' 'thoroughly,' or 'out-and-out.' It was used in older English to intensify adjectives or verbs, similar to 'utterly' or 'downright.'

• 🇩🇪Veraltetes Adverb, das „vollständig“, „gründlich“ oder „gänzlich“ bedeutet. Es wurde im älteren Englisch zur Verstärkung von Adjektiven oder Verben verwendet, ähnlich wie „völlig“ oder „absolut“.

1. Positively or thoroughly C1 informal british

   Used as an intensifier to mean completely, absolutely, or in every way.

   • He was right-down angry about the delay.
   • She is right-down determined to succeed.
   • The weather turned right-down miserable in the afternoon.

   🇩🇪Völlig oder gänzlich

   Synonyme: absolutelycompletelydownrightentirelyperfectlypositivelyquitethoroughlytotallyutterly

• more right-down comparative form
• most right-down superlative form