Downright
Downright adjective - Being or characterized by direct, brief, and potentially rude speech or manner.
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After the opening, the soldiers frequently express a desire to just end the conflict and\or go home, and most dialogue just mentions how the world is downright insane during a war.
Source: Film / Saving Private Ryan -
Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door has the Excess Express, a downright badass-looking black and gold engine.
Source: Cool Train -
Guns Akimbo: Taken up to downright ridiculous amounts in the second movie with Madison dual-wielding Desert Eagles (.50 Action Express for sure) and the Mongolian with two machine guns (not assault rifles or SMGs but one PKM and one MG42).
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