outright
complete or total: an outright loss.
downright or unqualified: an outright refusal.
without further payments due, restrictions, or qualifications: an outright sale of the car.
Archaic. directed straight out or on.
completely; entirely.
without restraint, reserve, or concealment; openly: Tell me outright what's bothering you.
at once; instantly: to be killed outright.
without further payments due, restrictions, or qualifications: to own the house outright.
Archaic. straight out or ahead; directly onward.
Origin of outright
1Other words for outright
Other words from outright
- outrightness, noun
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British Dictionary definitions for outright
without qualifications or limitations: outright ownership
complete; total: an outright lie
straightforward; direct: an outright manner
without restrictions: buy outright
without reservation or concealment: ask outright
instantly: he was killed outright
obsolete straight ahead or out
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