Ann225 Posted 7 years ago
Grammar
Outright or downright
Hi,
I've searched many forums to find a clear difference between 'outright' and 'downright', but I still don't seem to get it.
For instance, should it be:
"It's downright mean/unfair/disgusting."
or
"It's outright mean/unfair/disgusting."?
Thank you.
Top answer
"? It should be "downright". You're fairly safe to use "downright" with an adjective and "outright" with a noun.
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Ann225For instance, should it be:"It's downright mean/unfair/disgusting."or"It's outright mean/unfair/disgusting."?
It should be "downright".
You're fairly safe to use "downright" with an adjective and "outright" with a noun.
downright mean; downright unfair
an outright victory; an outright refusal
You can also tack "outr
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