Using plain direct language; accustomed to express opinions directly and bluntly; blunt.
adv
(obsolete) Plainly, unambiguously; directly.
(obsolete) Straight down; perpendicularly.
(obsolete) Without delay; at once.
Really; actually; quite
downrightly
downrightly
adv
(dated) clearly; plainly; directly; downright
downrightness
downrightness
noun
The personal quality of being straightforward and direct in one's manner
downrushing
downrushing
verb
present participle of downrush
downscaling
downscaling
noun
The act by which something is downscaled; a reduction in size or numbers.
verb
present participle of downscale
downshifting
downshifting
noun
A social trend towards living a simpler, less ambitious life with a better work-life balance.
verb
present participle of downshift
downsinking
downsitting
downsitting
noun
The act of sitting down; repose; a resting.
downsizing
downsizing
noun
(automotive) Reducing engine's capacity at same power or increasing engine's power without increasing capacity
An act in which a company downsizes or is downsized
miniaturization
verb
present participle of downsize
downsliding
downswing
downswing
noun
The portion of any movement along an arc or curve, heading in a lower direction.
downswings
downswings
noun
plural of downswing
downtrampling
downtreading
downtreading
verb
present participle of downtread
downtrending
downtrending
verb
present participle of downtrend
downweigh
downweigh
verb
(transitive) To weigh or press down; depress; cause to sink or prevent from rising.
downweight
downweight
verb
(statistics) To give something a lower weight
downweighted
downweighted
verb
simple past tense and past participle of downweight
dowsing
dowsing
noun
The practice of seeking water or other substances (usually liquid) with the aid of a forked stick or similar pointing device, as believed by some practitioners to derive from supernatural power.
verb
present participle of dowse
draughtswomanship
draughtswomanship
noun
draughtsmanship by a woman
drawboring
drawboring
verb
present participle of drawbore
drownding
drownding
verb
present participle of drownd
drowning
drowning
noun
An instance of a person or animal being drowned.
An instance of a person or animal drowning.
verb
present participle of drown
drowningly
drownings
drownings
noun
plural of drowning
drownproofing
drownproofing
verb
present participle of drownproof
drowsing
drowsing
noun
The act of one who drowses.
verb
present participle of drowse
endowing
endowing
verb
present participle of endow
foreshadowing
foreshadowing
noun
(literature, usually uncountable) A literary device whereby an author drops hints or symbolic representations of plot developments to come later in the story.
verb
present participle of foreshadow
forwarding
forwarding
noun
The act by which something is forwarded.
verb
present participle of forward
gablewindowed
gawkihood
girdwood
glidewort
glowbird
godwin
godwin
Proper noun
based on a medieval given name.
godwine
godwinian
godwinian
Adjective
Of or pertaining to (1756–1836), English writer and political philosopher, an early advocate of utilitarianism and anarchism.
godwit
godwit
noun
Any of four species of long-billed migratory wading birds in the genus Limosa, of the family Scolopacidae.
godwits
godwits
noun
plural of godwit
goldenwing
goldthwaite
goldthwaite
Proper noun
a small city in Texas, USA
goldwin
goldwynism
goldwynism
Noun
Any of a number of often-repeated malapropisms originally uttered by US film producer Samuel Goldwyn (1879-1974) or a malapropism reminiscent of Goldwyn's utterances.
goodview
goodwife
goodwife
noun
(obsolete) A female head of a household.
(obsolete) A title of respect for a woman.
goodwilies
goodwill
goodwill
noun
(accounting) The value of a business entity not directly attributable to its tangible assets and liabilities. This value derives from factors such as consumer loyalty to the brand.
(business) A concept used to refer to the ability of an individual or business to exert influence within a community, club, market or another type of group, without having to resort to the use of an asset (such as money or property), either directly or by the creation of a lien.
A favorably disposed attitude toward someone or something.
goodwilled
goodwilled
adj
Exhibiting or indicative of goodwill.
goodwillie
goodwillies
goodwillies
noun
plural of goodwilly
goodwillit
goodwills
goodwills
noun
plural of goodwill
goodwilly
goodwilly
adj
(obsolete or dialectal) Cordial; friendly; cheering.
(obsolete or dialectal) Liberal; generous.
noun
(obsolete or dialectal) A volunteer.
goodwily
goodwin
goodwine
goodwives
goodwives
noun
plural of goodwife
goosewinged
goosewinged
adj
(nautical) Having a goosewing; said of a fore-and-aft rigged vessel with foresail set on one side and mainsail on the other.
gowdie
gowdie
noun
(Scotland) The European goldfinch.
gowdnie
gowiddie
grasswidow
grasswidowhood
grasswidowhood
noun
Alternative form of grass widowhood
griswold
grosswardein
gwendolin
gwydion
gwydion
Proper noun
A magician, hero and trickster in Welsh mythology.
hardworking
hardworking
adj
Of a person, taking their work seriously and doing it well and rapidly.
headlongwise
headworking
heartwounding
highbrowed
highbrowed
adj
(of a person) highbrow; intellectual and cultured
highwood
hoodwinking
hoodwinking
noun
An act of deception.
verb
present participle of hoodwink
horsedrawing
howdying
howdying
verb
present participle of howdy
indowing
indowing
verb
present participle of indow
inglewood
inglewood
Proper noun
Any of various cities in Australia, Canada, England, New Zealand, and the United States.
interknowledge
interknowledge
noun
Reciprocal knowledge.
kingsdown
kingwood
kingwood
noun
(uncountable) The wood of this tree, used in cabinetmaking.
Dalbergia cearensis, a Brazilian tree having a violet-brown, hard texture.