Downright and Skilled

Downright

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

Skilled and downright are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Skilled" instead an adjective "Downright".

Skilled

Skilled adjective - Having or showing exceptional knowledge, experience, or skill in a field of endeavor.

Downright and skilled are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Downright" instead an adjective "Skilled".

Nearby Words: skill, skillfully, skilful, skilfully

Both words in one sentence

  • Inferiority Superiority Complex Once Shi Woon is strong and skilled enough to defend himself Chang Ho completely loses it, and becomes downright desperate to beat Shi Woon, and anyone close to him.
  • Webcomic / Pacificators He’s downright terrified of women and paints his nails, but is fairly skilled at fighting, both unarmed and with weapons.
  • Necromancer The ghost of a knowledgeable, experienced and skilled necromancer (as opposed to the ghost of someone newly dead) is downright terrifying.
    Source: Necromancer
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