outright
English
Etymology
From Middle English out + right
Pronunciation
- (adverb): enPR: out-rītʹ, IPA(key): /aʊtˈɹaɪt/
- (adjective, verb): enPR: outʹrīt, IPA(key): /ˈaʊtɹaɪt/
Adverb
outright (not comparable)
- Wholly, completely and entirely.
- I refute those allegations 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.
- That was an outright stupid thing to say.
Synonyms
- See also Thesaurus:completely
Translations
wholly
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openly
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at once
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with no outstanding conditions
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See also
Adjective
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.
- Deutsche Bundesbank, Outright transactions
- According to the general rules for Eurosystem monetary policy instruments and procedures, the outright purchase and sale of securities on the market (outright transactions) are among the standard open market operations used within the Eurosystem’s monetary policy framework.
- I made an outright purchase of the house.
- They don't seek outright independence, but rather greater autonomy.
- Deutsche Bundesbank, Outright transactions
Synonyms
- See also Thesaurus:total
Translations
unqualified and unreserved
total or complete
having no outstanding conditions
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Verb
outright (third-person singular simple present outrights, present participle outrighting, simple past and past participle outrighted)
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