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evendown

evendown adjective: being situated straight up and down; perpendicular to ground level; downright.

Adjective

evendown (comparative more evendown, superlative most evendown)

  1. (Scotland) Being situated straight up and down; perpendicular to ground level; downright.
  2. (Scotland) (of rain) Heavy.
  3. (Scotland) Downright; direct; straightforward; candid.
  4. (Scotland) Out-and-out; plain; flat; flat-out.
    • What you told me is an evendown lie!
  5. (Scotland) Mere; sheer.

Forms of evendown

comparativemore evendown
superlativemost evendown
alternative formeven-down
alternative formeven-doun

Origin of evendown

From even + down. Compare downright.

Questions about evendown

What does evendown mean?
Evendown means being situated straight up and down; perpendicular to ground level; downright.
What part of speech is evendown?
Evendown is an adjective.

Words near evendown in the dictionary

  1. even-toed
  2. even-toed ungulate
  3. even-toed ungulates
  4. even-weave
  5. even-weaves
  6. evendown
  7. evene
  8. evened
  9. evened out
  10. evened the score
  11. evened up

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