Complete and without restriction or qualification; sometimes used informally as intensifiers. Synonyms: absolute, downright, out-and-out, rank, sheer. "An absolute dimwit" , "A downright lie" , "Out-and-out mayhem" , "An out-and-out lie" , "A rank outsider" , "Many right-down vices" , "Got the job through sheer persistence" , "Sheer stupidity"