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out-rightness
[
adj.
out
-rahyt
;
adv.
out
-
rahyt
,
-rahyt
]
Origin
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out·right
/
adj.
ˈaʊtˌraɪt
;
adv.
ˈaʊtˈraɪt
,
-ˌraɪt
/
Show Spelled
[
adj.
out
-rahyt
;
adv.
out
-
rahyt
,
-rahyt
]
Show IPA
adjective
1.
complete or total:
an outright loss.
2.
downright or unqualified:
an outright refusal.
3.
without further payments due, restrictions, or qualifications:
an outright sale of the car.
4.
Archaic
.
directed straight
out
or on.
adverb
5.
completely; entirely.
6.
without restraint, reserve, or concealment; openly:
Tell me outright what's bothering you.
7.
at once; instantly:
to be killed outright.
8.
without further payments due, restrictions, or qualifications:
to own the house outright.
9.
Archaic
.
straight
out
or ahead; directly onward.
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a fool or simpleton; ninny.
a stew of meat, vegetables, potatoes, etc.
a screen or mat covered with a dark material for shielding a camera lens from excess light or glare.
the offspring of a zebra and a donkey.
a gadget; dingus; thingumbob.
an extraordinary or unusual thing, person, or event; an exceptional example or instance.
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Origin:
1250–1300;
Middle English;
see
out
,
right
Related forms
out·right·ness,
noun
Synonyms
5.
downright, utterly, altogether, thoroughly.
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Word Origin & History
outright
c.1300, of direction, "straight ahead," from
out
+
right
(adj. (1)). Meaning "all at once" is attested from c.1600.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper
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"Let us be different in our homes. Let us realize that along with food, shelter, and clothing, we have another obligation to our children, and that is to affirm their "rightness." The whole world will tell them what's wrong with them—out loud and often. Our job is to let our children know what's right about them."
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