outright.
Wholly; completely; entirely.
Meaning & usage
Wholly; completely; entirely.
I refute those allegations outright.
Openly and without reservation; unreservedly.
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.
Blatantly; inexcusably; unambiguously.
That was an outright stupid thing to say.
Where this word comes from
From Middle English outright. By surface analysis, out + right.
Unqualified and unreserved.
I demand an outright apology.
Total or complete.
We achieved outright domination.
Truths, half truths and outright lies.
Having no outstanding conditions.
I made an outright purchase of the house.
They don't seek outright independence, but rather greater autonomy.
Where this word comes from
From Middle English outright. By surface analysis, out + right.
To release a player outright, without conditions.
Where this word comes from
From Middle English outright. By surface analysis, out + right.
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