outright

1. not comparableWholly; completely; entirely.

   I refute those allegations outright.

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   Special facilities frequently are provided to enable visiting photographers to get the best results, whereas in the past cameras were sometimes banned outright.

   1951 April, R. S. McNaught, “Railway Enthusiasts”, in Railway Magazine, number 600, page 269

   Synonyms: downright, absolutely, all-out, tout à fait, all the way, stone-cold, blind, altogether

2. not comparableOpenly and without reservation; unreservedly.

   I have just responded outright to that question.

   Synonyms: point-blank

3. not comparableAt once.

   Two people died outright and one more later.

4. not comparableWith no outstanding conditions.

   I have bought the house outright.

5. informalnot comparableBlatantly; inexcusably; unambiguously.

   That was an outright stupid thing to say.

1. not comparableUnqualified and unreserved.

   I demand an outright apology.

   Synonyms: point-blank

2. not comparableTotal or complete.

   We achieved outright domination.

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   Truths, half truths and outright lies.

   With little effort they found dozens of outright lies.

   He found a pattern of non-transparency and outright deception.

3. not comparableHaving no outstanding conditions.

   I made an outright purchase of the house.

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   They don't seek outright independence, but rather greater autonomy.

present singular third person outrights · participle present outrighting · participle past outrighted · past outrighted

1. hobbiesTo release a player outright, without conditions.

   Sandy Alomar Jr. cleared waivers and was outrighted to Class AA Binghamton in preparation for his promotion when rosters expand Saturday.

   2007 August 30, Ben Shpigel, “Martínez to Audition for Mets’ Brain Trust”, in New York Times