The difference between Complete and Downright
When used as adjectives, complete means with all parts included, whereas downright means directed vertically.
Complete is also noun with the meaning: a completed .
Complete is also verb with the meaning: to finish.
Downright is also adverb with the meaning: really.
check bellow for the other definitions of Complete and Downright
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Complete as a verb (transitive):
To finish; to make done; to reach the end.
Examples:
"He completed the assignment on time."
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Complete as a verb (transitive):
To make whole or entire.
Examples:
"The last chapter completes the book nicely."
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Complete as an adjective:
With all parts included; with nothing missing; full.
Examples:
"My life will be complete once I buy this new television."
"She offered me complete control of the project."
"After she found the rook, the chess set was complete."
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Complete as an adjective:
Finished; ended; concluded; completed.
Examples:
"When your homework is complete, you can go and play with Martin."
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Complete as an adjective:
.
Examples:
"He is a complete bastard!"
"It was a complete shock when he turned up on my doorstep."
"Our vacation was a complete disaster."
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Complete as an adjective (analysis, of a [[metric space]]):
In which every Cauchy sequence converges to a point within the space.
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Complete as an adjective (algebra, of a [[lattice]]):
In which every set with a lower bound has a greatest lower bound.
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Complete as an adjective (math, of a [[category]]):
In which all small limits exist.
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Complete as an adjective (logic, of a proof system of a [[formal system]] with respect to a given [[semantics]]):
In which every semantically valid well-formed formula is provable.
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Complete as an adjective (computing theory, of a [[problem]]):
That is in a given complexity class and is such that every other problem in the class can be reduced to it (usually in polynomial time or logarithmic space).
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Complete as a noun:
A completed .
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Downright as an adjective (obsolete):
Directed vertically; coming straight down.
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Downright as an adjective:
Directly to the point; plain
Examples:
"synonyms: unambiguous unevasive"
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Downright as an adjective:
Using plain direct language; accustomed to express opinions directly and bluntly; blunt.
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Downright as an adjective:
Complete; absolute
Examples:
"synonyms: utter"
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Downright as an adverb:
Really; actually; quite
Examples:
"synonyms: thoroughly utterly"
"He wasn’t just cool to me, he was downright rude."
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Downright as an adverb (obsolete):
Straight down; perpendicularly.
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Downright as an adverb (obsolete):
Plainly, unambiguously; directly.
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Downright as an adverb (obsolete):
Without delay; at once.