Downright and Of course

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Downright adjective - Being or characterized by direct, brief, and potentially rude speech or manner.

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Of course and downright are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Of course" instead an adverb "Downright".

Of course adverb - As might be expected.

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Downright and of course are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Downright" instead an adverb phrase "Of course".

The Big Bad of the story is, of course, Thiers (while some of the communards are depicted as downright assholes as well).

Source: Useful Notes / Franco-Prussian War
Of course, none of that stops him from being a downright chilling Magnificent Bastard of a character.

Source: In Touch with His Feminine Side
Of course, a hospital can't do much for the fact that she's downright missing several of her organs.

Source: I Can Still Fight

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