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adownright
† adownright, adv. Obs. 2–3 adun-riht(es. [f. OE. ad{uacu}n down + riht straight.] Straight down, downright.c 1175 Pater Noster 90 in Lamb. Hom. 59 Alle dor and fuȝel ifliht{revsc} lete he makede adunriht. Þene Mon..his neb upward he wrohte. c 1230 Ancren Riwle 60 Sweordes dunt is adunriht. 1250 Lay...
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downright
downright, adv., a., and n. (daʊnˈraɪt, ˈdaʊnraɪt) [f. down adv. + right a. and adv., in OE. riht, rihte: cf. adownright.] A. adv. (Stressed ˈdownright when preceding the word it qualifies, downˈright when following.) † 1. Straight down; vertically downwards. Obs.c 1205 Lay. 25613 Þe drake..flah dun...
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-right
-right suffix, representing OE. riht adj. and rihte adv., which are employed as suffixes in OE. forðriht, -rihte forthright, and upriht, -rihte upright. A few other compounds of the same type appear first in early ME., as † adownright, † anonright, downright, † evenright, outright, and somewhat late...
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