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    Down-and-out
    /ˈdoun ən ˌout/

    adjective

    • 1. (of a person) without money, a job, or a place to live; destitute: "a down-and-out homeless vagrant"

    noun

    • 1. a person without money, a job, or a place to live: "a hostel for down-and-outs"
  2. The meaning of OUT-AND-OUT is being such completely at all times, in every way, or from every point of view. How to use out-and-out in a sentence.

  3. OUT-AND-OUT definition: 1. complete or in every way; used to emphasize an unpleasant quality of a person or thing: 2…. Learn more.

  4. OUT-AND-OUT meaning: 1. complete or in every way; used to emphasize an unpleasant quality of a person or thing: 2…. Learn more.

  5. The adjective out-and-out is particularly useful for providing emphasis, often in a negative way but not always. For example, you can call your favorite teacher an out-and-out hero, or describe a crooked politician as an out-and-out criminal.

  6. You use out-and-out to emphasize that someone or something has all the characteristics of a particular type of person or thing.

  7. You use out-and-out to emphasize that someone or something has all the characteristics of a particular type of person or thing.

  8. Out-and-out definition: complete; total; thoroughgoing. See examples of OUT-AND-OUT used in a sentence.

  9. Definition of out-and-out adjective in Oxford Advanced American Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

  10. Define out-and-out. out-and-out synonyms, out-and-out pronunciation, out-and-out translation, English dictionary definition of out-and-out. adj. Complete; thoroughgoing: An out-and-out capitalist. American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition.

  11. uk / ˌaʊt ə nˈaʊt / us. complete or in every way: an out-and-out lie. He's an out-and-out racist. Want to learn more? Improve your vocabulary with English Vocabulary in Use from Cambridge. Learn the words you need to communicate with confidence. (Definition of out-and-out from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

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