outright
English edit
Etymology edit
From Middle English outright, equivalent to out + right.
Pronunciation edit
- (adverb): enPR: out-rītʹ, IPA(key): /aʊtˈɹaɪt/
- (adjective, verb): enPR: outʹrīt, IPA(key): /ˈaʊtɹaɪt/
Audio (Southern England) (adjective, verb) (file)
Adverb edit
outright (not comparable)
- Wholly; completely; entirely.
- Synonyms: downright; see also Thesaurus:completely
- I refute those allegations outright.
- 1951 April, R. S. McNaught, “Railway Enthusiasts”, in Railway Magazine, number 600, page 269:
- Special facilities frequently are provided to enable visiting photographers to get the best results, whereas in the past cameras were sometimes banned outright.
- Openly and without reservation.
- I have just responded outright to that question.
- At once.
- Two people died outright and one more later.
- With no outstanding conditions.
- I have bought the house outright.
- (informal) Blatantly; inexcusably; unambiguously.
- That was an outright stupid thing to say.
Synonyms edit
- See also Thesaurus:completely
Translations edit
wholly
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openly
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at once
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with no outstanding conditions
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blatantly; inexcusably; unambiguously
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Adjective edit
outright (not comparable)
- Unqualified and unreserved.
- I demand an outright apology.
- Total or complete.
- We achieved outright domination.
- Truths, half truths and outright lies.
- With little effort they found dozens of outright lies.
- He found a pattern of non-transparency and outright deception.
- Having no outstanding conditions.
- I made an outright purchase of the house.
- They don't seek outright independence, but rather greater autonomy.
Synonyms edit
- See also Thesaurus:total
Translations edit
unqualified and unreserved
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total or complete
having no outstanding conditions
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Verb edit
outright (third-person singular simple present outrights, present participle outrighting, simple past and past participle outrighted)
- (sports) To release a player outright, without conditions.
- 2007 August 30, Ben Shpigel, “Martínez to Audition for Mets’ Brain Trust”, in New York Times[1]:
- Sandy Alomar Jr. cleared waivers and was outrighted to Class AA Binghamton in preparation for his promotion when rosters expand Saturday.