out-and-out
Use Out-and-out in a sentence
nˈaʊt, -ndˈaʊt adjective
complete; total; thoroughgoing: an out-and-out lie.
Origin:
1275–1325; Middle English
1275–1325; Middle English
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| out-and-out | |
| —adj | |
| (prenominal) thoroughgoing; complete | |
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Out-and-out
is always a great word to know.
So is quincunx. Does it mean:
| an arrangement of five objects, as trees, in a square or rectangle, one at each corner and one in the middle. |
| a fool or simpleton; ninny. |
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out-and-out definition
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Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions by Richard A. Spears.Fourth Edition.
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Example sentences
But lately ambivalence is turning into out-and-out royalism.
And it's not inconceivable that he's an out-and-out mercenary.
If not out-and-out rebels, participants may lack traditional credentials or exist on the margins of their professions.
But there are also out-and-out fakes, painted with the purpose of deception.
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