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   outright

   adverb

   • 1. wholly and completely: "logging has been banned outright" Similar completelyentirelywhollyfullytotallycategoricallyabsolutelyaltogetherutterlyflatlyin every respectunreservedlywithout reservationwithout exceptionthoroughlyquiteinformal:totesOpposite in partpartially
   • ▪ directly or openly: "she couldn't ask him outright" Similar explicitlystraightforwardlydirectlyforthrightlyopenlyfranklycandidlyhonestlytrulysincerelybluntlyplainlyin plain languageunreservedlywithout constrainttruthfullywithout dissemblingto someone's facestraight from the shoulderwithout beating about the bushwith no holds barredman to manwoman to womaninformal:on the levelstraight up
   • 2. immediately or instantly: "the impact killed four horses outright" Similar instantlyinstantaneouslyimmediatelyat oncestraight awaythere and thenthen and thereon the spot
   • ▪ not by degrees or instalments: "they decided to buy the company outright" Similar all at onceat/in one fell swoopin one go

   adjective

   • 1. open and direct: "an outright refusal" Similar out-and-outabsolutecompleteutterdownrightsheerstarkthoroughthoroughgoingcategoricalunequivocalundeniableunqualifiedunmodifiedunrestrictedunmitigatedunconditionalpositivesimplewholesaleall-outrankconsummatepurearchaic:arrant
   • ▪ total: "the outright abolition of the death penalty"
   • ▪ clear and undisputed: "an outright victory" Similar definiteunequivocalclearunqualifiedincontestableundeniableunmistakablecategoricalstraightforward

   Derivatives

   • 1. outrightness noun

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2. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishOUTRIGHT | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

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   Outright can be an adverb or an adjective meaning completely or immediately, or complete. Learn how to use it in different contexts and languages with Cambridge Dictionary.

3. www.merriam-webster.com › dictionary › outrightOutright Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

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   Learn the various meanings and uses of the word outright as an adverb and an adjective. See synonyms, examples, word history, and related entries for outright.

4. dictionary.cambridge.org › us › dictionaryOUTRIGHT | definition in the Cambridge English Dictionary

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   Outright means completely or immediately, or complete. Learn how to use it as an adverb or an adjective, and see examples and translations in different languages.

5. www.dictionary.com › browse › outrightOUTRIGHT Definition & Meaning | Dictionary.com

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   complete or total: an outright loss. downright or unqualified: an outright refusal. without further payments due, restrictions, or qualifications: an outright sale of the car. Archaic. directed straight out or on.

6. www.thefreedictionary.com › outrightOutright - definition of outright by The Free Dictionary

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   Outright means without reservation, qualification, or restriction; completely or entirely; or at once. See how to use outright as an adjective or an adverb in different contexts and languages.

7. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › englishOUTRIGHT definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

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   Outright is an adjective or adverb that means complete, total, direct, or open. It can also mean without reservation, restriction, or qualification. See how to use outright in sentences and find synonyms and related words.

8. www.vocabulary.com › dictionary › outrightOutright - Definition, Meaning & Synonyms | Vocabulary.com

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   If you do something outright, you do it in a wholehearted, unrestricted way. If you declare outright that you’re never eating another cupcake, that’s the end of that. If you eat one anyway, you told an outright lie.