downright lie
1lie — I UK [laɪ] / US verb [intransitive] Word forms lie : present tense I/you/we/they lie he/she/it lies present participle lying UK [ˈlaɪɪŋ] / US past tense lay UK [leɪ] / US past participle lain UK [leɪn] / US *** 1) a) to be in a position in which… …
2lie — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun ADJECTIVE ▪ big, big fat (informal), great, monstrous ▪ He told a big fat lie! ▪ little ▪ …
3downright — I. adverb Date: 13th century 1. archaic straight down 2. absolutely 1 < downright handsome > < downright mean > 3. obsolete forthright II …
4downright — down|right [ˈdaunraıt] adv [+ adjective/adverb] used to emphasize that something is completely bad or untrue ▪ Jed s just downright lazy. ▪ It s downright disgusting! >downright adj [only before noun] ▪ That s a downright lie! …
5downright — down|right1 [ daun,raıt ] adverb INFORMAL completely or extremely: used for emphasizing how bad someone or something is: She was downright rude! downright down|right 2 [ daun,raıt ] adjective INFORMAL complete: used for emphasizing how bad… …
6lie — lie1 [ laı ] (present participle lying [ laııŋ ] ; past tense lay [ leı ] ; past participle lain [ leın ] ) verb intransitive *** ▸ 1 be/put yourself flat ▸ 2 be in place/on surface ▸ 3 in a competition ▸ 4 consist of ▸ 5 be in particular state ▸ …
7downright — adj. & adv. adj. 1 plain, definite, straightforward, blunt. 2 utter, complete (a downright lie; downright nonsense). adv. thoroughly, completely, positively (downright rude). Derivatives: downrightness n …
8downright — 1 adjective (only before noun) used to emphasize that someone or something is completely bad, false, or unpleasant: That s a downright lie! 2 adverb (+ adj/adv) used to emphasize that someone or something is completely bad, untrue, unpleasant etc …
9downright — I UK [ˈdaʊnˌraɪt] / US adverb informal completely or extremely: used for emphasizing how bad someone or something is She was downright rude! II UK [ˈdaʊnˌraɪt] / US adjective informal complete: used for emphasizing how bad something is It was a… …
10lie# — lie vb Lie, prevaricate, equivocate, palter, fib mean to tell an untruth directly or indirectly. Lie is the straightforward word, flatly imputing dishonesty to the speaker {he lies, and he knows he lies Johnson} {the article . . . has… …
