Downright
Downright adjective - Being or characterized by direct, brief, and potentially rude speech or manner.
Specific
Specific adjective - Of a particular or exact sort.
Downright and specific are semantically related in particular topic. Sometimes you can use "Downright" instead an adjective "Specific".
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- It's worth noting that while Shepherd is unquestionably the Big Bad and his war-mongering is specific to accomplishing something, he's not selfish, he's just downright unhinged.
Source: War for Fun and Profit - Episode 29's title is not so much lame as downright terrible, for the specific purpose of lampshading.
Source: Lets Play / Sorceror Nobody -
They're hard to pull off and you can only use some of them against specific angels (or a few) but they can be downright cool if you do.
Source: Video Game / Bayonetta
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