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adverb
- 1. wholly and completely: "logging has been banned outright" Similar Opposite
- 2. immediately or instantly: "the impact killed four horses outright" Similar
adjective
- 1. open and direct: "an outright refusal" Similar
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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.
1. : in entirety : completely. rejected the proposal outright. outright refuses to cooperate with law enforcement Tim Murphy. 2. : on the spot : instantaneously. was killed outright. 3. : without lien (see lien sense 1) or encumbrance (see encumbrance sense 2) purchased the property outright for cash. 4. : without restraint or reservation.
You use outright to describe behaviour and actions that are open and direct, rather than indirect. He finally resorted to an outright lie. American English : outright / ˈaʊtraɪt /
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.
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.
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. full strength. full-blown.
adjective. /ˈaʊtraɪt/ [only before noun] complete and total. an outright ban/rejection/victory. She was the outright winner. No one party is expected to gain an outright majority. Want to learn more?
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.
total, clear, and certain: an outright ban on smoking. an outright lie. an outright victory. outright. adverb uk / ˌaʊtˈraɪt / us. She needs 51% of the vote to win outright. He was killed outright (= immediately) when the car hit him.
Outright means direct and immediate — whether it's an adverb or an adjective: "The child's outright refusal to put on his shoes exasperated his babysitter." It can also mean “right away.” If you step on a slug, you’ll probably kill it outright. Ew. Definitions of outright. adverb. without reservation or concealment.
