even-down
A British regional dialect term with two related meanings: of a person, straightforwardly honest or candid; and of rain, falling straight down without wind.
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A British regional dialect term with two related meanings: of a person, straightforwardly honest or candid; and of rain, falling straight down without wind. The honestly meaning suggests someone who tells it as it is without embellishment. Used in northern English dialect.
He was an even-down sort of man — you always knew exactly where you stood with him.
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(UK, dialect) Of rain: pouring straight down.
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(UK, dialect) Thoroughly.
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(UK, dialect) Of a person: forthright; honest.
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