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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.
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.
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.
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.
Definition of outright adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
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.
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.
