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outright Definition


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outright
adverb
    1. Completely.
      Example: be proved outright
      Thesaurus: absolutely, thoroughly, unhesitatingly, completely.
    2. Immediately; at once.
      Example: killed outright
    3. Openly; honestly.
      Example: ask outright
adj
    1. Complete.
      Example: an outright fool
      Thesaurus: absolute, complete, pure, total, unqualified, out-and-out, unmitigated; Antonym: ambiguous, provisional.
    2. Clear.
      Example: the outright winner
      Thesaurus: clear, categorical, definite, unequivocal, out-and-out; Antonym: ambiguous, provisional.
    3. Open; honest.
      Example: outright disapproval
Etymology: 14c.



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