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- Dictionaryout·right/ˈoutˌrīt/
adverb
- 1. altogether; completely: "logging has been banned outright" Similar Opposite
- 2. immediately: "the impact killed four horses outright" Similar
adjective
- 1. open and direct; not concealed: "an outright refusal" Similar
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The meaning of OUTRIGHT is in entirety : completely. How to use outright in a sentence.
completely or immediately: I think cigarette advertising should be banned outright. The driver and all three passengers were killed outright. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. Complete and whole. (all) in one piece idiom. aggregate. all or nothing idiom. all told idiom. all-in-one. all-inclusive. fell. fibre. full strength. full-fledged.
completely; entirely. Synonyms: thoroughly, altogether, utterly, downright. without restraint, reserve, or concealment; openly: Tell me outright what's bothering you. at once; instantly: to be killed outright. without further payments due, restrictions, or qualifications: to own the house outright. Archaic. straight out or ahead; directly onward.
1. Without reservation or qualification; openly: finally responded outright to the question. 2. Completely and entirely; wholly: denied the charges outright. 3. At once; straightway: were killed outright in the crash. 4. Without additional payments owing, constraints, or stipulations: owns the property outright. adj. (out′rīt′) 1.
Outright means complete and total. She had failed to win an outright victory. The response of the audience varied from outright rejection to warm hospitality. Synonyms: definite, clear, certain, straight More Synonyms of outright. Outright is also an adverb. The peace plan wasn't rejected outright. See to be killed outright.
Definition of outright adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
adverb. us / ˌaʊtˈraɪt / uk / ˌaʊtˈraɪt / Add to word list. completely or immediately: I think cigarette advertising should be banned outright. The driver and all three passengers were killed outright. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. Complete and whole. (all) in one piece idiom. aggregate. all or nothing idiom. all told idiom.
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.
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Without reservation; openly. Webster's New World. Similar definitions. At once; not by degrees. Webster's New World. At once; straightway. Were killed outright in the crash. American Heritage. Without additional payments owing, constraints, or stipulations. Owns the property outright. American Heritage. More Adverb Definitions (4) Synonyms:
