Meaning of even-down | Babel Free
Definitions
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Of rain: pouring straight down. UK, dialectal
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Of a person: forthright; honest. UK, dialectal
Examples
“... that heaviest rain, in even-down drench, An' scarce a sea itsel', cou'd quench : […]”
“... he returned with the intelligence that it was "an even-down pour!" Old Riddel, somewhat dubious, was led to the door to satisfy himself of the fact.”
“THERE had been an even-down-pour of rain in the night, and the school-master's mission looked even less kindly in the drowie day.”
CEFR level
B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.