Sentence examples for if downright from inspiring English sources

The film also emphasizes the world of Krypton before its annihilation — a bleak, utilitarian planet with sophisticated if downright creepy technology — and the treachery of the Kryptonian villain Zod (Michael Shannon), who finds Kal-El on earth.

The ski shelves turned out fine, if not downright cool.

The titles tend toward exotic if not downright flashy.

Late autumn always feels folksy to me, if not downright pagan.

The pairings were eccentric, if not downright arbitrary.

Understandably, some feel cynical if not downright paranoid.

The manner is imperious if not downright arrogant.

Or the result could be confusion, if not downright annoyance.

Graf has become relevant again, if not downright revelatory.

It's a deeply emotional, if not downright neurotic, process.

It sounds faintly heretical, if not downright facetious.