outright

[ adjective out-rahyt; adverb out-rahyt, -rahyt ]

/ adjective ˈaʊtˌraɪt; adverb ˈaʊtˈraɪt, -ˌraɪt /

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adjective

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.

adverb

completely; entirely.

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.

Origin of outright

Middle English word dating back to 1250–1300; see origin at out, right

SYNONYMS FOR outright

5 downright, utterly, altogether, thoroughly.

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OTHER WORDS FROM outright

out·right·ness, noun

Words nearby outright

outreach, outremont, outride, outrider, outrigger, outright, outring, outro, outrow, outrun, outrunner

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We must not interpret gains as an outright victory—nothing could be more dangerous.

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The German Company secured similar rights over the coastline of their district, and in 1890 bought it outright.

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The man is an outright thief, and the treaty rights of Monsieur Morrison are clear.

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I said I would if I could, and so I will, by asking you outright, not by any other means.

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It was the most conspicuous instance of outright and supreme heroism that Temple Camp had ever witnessed or known.

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Twelve hundred outright and three hundred extra if it took on and they ran it another year.

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British Dictionary definitions for outright

outright

adjective (ˈaʊtˌraɪt) (prenominal)

without qualifications or limitations outright ownership

complete; total an outright lie

straightforward; direct an outright manner

adverb (ˌaʊtˈraɪt)

without restrictions buy outright

without reservation or concealment ask outright

instantly he was killed outright

obsolete straight ahead or out

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adjective (ˈaʊtˌraɪt) (prenominal)

adverb (ˌaʊtˈraɪt)

British Dictionary definitions for outright