Right down; — straight down; perpendicularly. A giant cleft downright.

In plain terms; without ceremony or circumlocution. We shall chide downright.

Completely; without stopping short; as, she fell downright into a fit.

Directly to the point; plain; open; artless; undisguised; as downright madness; downright nonsense; downright wisdom; downright falsehood; downright atheism.

Plain; artless; unceremonious; blunt; as, he spoke in his downright way.