outright
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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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Outright
is always a great word to know.
So is bezoar. Does it mean:
| a calculus or concretion found in the stomach or intestines of certain animals, esp. ruminants, formerly reputed to be an effective remedy for poison. |
| a fool or simpleton; ninny. |
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| outright | |
| —adj | |
| 1. | without qualifications or limitations: outright ownership |
| 2. | complete; total: an outright lie |
| 3. | straightforward; direct: an outright manner |
| —adv | |
| 4. | without restrictions: buy outright |
| 5. | without reservation or concealment: ask outright |
| 6. | instantly: he was killed outright |
| 7. | obsolete straight ahead or out |
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Example sentences
The raw potential of natural gas production are too valuable and essential as fuel source to enact outright bans.
That's an outright self-contradiction, and they correctly called you out for it.
And outright theft is not unheard of, as the poor seek to fill their drinking vessels and the rich their swimming pools.
Some of them are quibbles with language, some are outright errors.
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