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Downright

We have found the following answers matching the query 'Downright' in our database: For more stats and recent usage scroll down and continue reading. Downright crossword clue was last seen on November 12 2023 in the popular New York Times Crossword.

RankAnswerCluePublisher
99%PLUMBDownrightNew York Times
20%DREARYHEARINGSCongressional testimony that's downright depressing?Wall Street Journal
20%MEANDownright nastyLA Times
20%CUTIEDownright adorable sortUniversal

Definition

• A little mass or weight of lead, or the like, attached to a line, and used by builders, etc., to indicate a vertical direction; a plummet; a plumb bob. See Plumb line, below.
• Perpendicular; vertical; conforming the direction of a line attached to a plumb; as, the wall is plumb.
• In a plumb direction; perpendicularly.
• To adjust by a plumb line; to cause to be perpendicular; as, to plumb a building or a wall.
• To sound with a plumb or plummet, as the depth of water; hence, to examine by test; to ascertain the depth, quality, dimension, etc.; to sound; to fathom; to test.
• To seal with lead; as, to plumb a drainpipe.
• To supply, as a building, with a system of plumbing.

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