outright
pronunciation
How to pronounce outright in British English:
UK [ˈaʊtraɪt]
How to pronounce outright in American English:
US [ˈaʊtraɪt]
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- Adjective:
- without reservation or exception
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- Adverb:
- without restrictions or stipulations or further payments
- without reservation or concealment
- without any delay
Word Origin
- outright (adv.)
- c. 1300, "completely, entirely; openly, directly; at once, without hesitation," from out (adv.) + right (adj.1)). Meaning "all at once" is attested from c. 1600. As an adjective, "direct, downright," from 1530s.
Synonym
Example
- 1. So might the backlash lead to outright repeal ?
- 2. Dr puts does not dismiss mate selection outright .
- 3. Socialists argued that socialism needed to replace failed capitalism , outright .
- 4. Thus an outright ban may be overly radical .
- 5. The third path was outright default .