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outright
[ adjective out-rahyt; adverb out-rahyt, -rahyt ]
adjective
- 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.
adverb
- completely; entirely.
Synonyms: , , ,
- 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.
outright
adjective
- without qualifications or limitations
outright ownership
- complete; total
an outright lie
- straightforward; direct
an outright manner
adverb
- without restrictions
buy outright
- without reservation or concealment
ask outright
- instantly
he was killed outright
- obsolete.straight ahead or out
Other Word Forms
- dzܳ۾n noun
Word History and Origins
Example Sentences
The president has moved quickly and with little regard for the law in the opening months of his second term, implementing questionably legal programs and outright ignoring the rebukes of the courts.
While Smith has dismissed talk of outright separation as "nonsense", critics have accused her of stoking the flames at such a consequential time for Canada's future.
They accidentally help the darkness or they choose the darkness outright.
Campaigners are demanding Scotland follow Wales in committing to outlaw what they describe as outright animal cruelty.
It's known as "staircasing" and the aim is to eventually own your home outright.
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