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- DictionaryOut·right/ˈoutˌrīt/
adverb
- 1. altogether; completely: "logging has been banned outright"
- 2. immediately: "the impact killed four horses outright"
adjective
- 1. open and direct; not concealed: "an outright refusal"
adjective [ before noun ] uk / ˈaʊt.raɪt / us / ˈaʊt.raɪt / complete: Outsiders are regarded with outright hostility. There was no outright winner in the election. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. (Definition of outright from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)
1. : in entirety : completely. rejected the proposal outright. outright refuses to cooperate with law enforcement Tim Murphy. 2. : on the spot : instantaneously. was killed outright. 3. : without lien (see lien sense 1) or encumbrance (see encumbrance sense 2)
completely; entirely. Synonyms: thoroughly, altogether, utterly, downright. 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.
completely or immediately: I think cigarette advertising should be banned outright. The driver and all three passengers were killed outright. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. Complete and whole. (all) in one piece idiom. aggregate. all or nothing idiom. all told idiom. all-in-one. all-inclusive. fell. full strength. full-blown.
1. Presented without reservation; unqualified: an outright gift. 2. a. Complete; total: outright victory. b. Thoroughgoing; out-and-out: outright viciousness; an outright coward. 3. Made without constraints, stipulations, or additional payments owed: outright sale of the property. out′right′ly adv. out′right′ness n.
If you do something outright, you do it in a wholehearted, unrestricted way. If you declare outright that you’re never eating another cupcake, that’s the end of that. If you eat one anyway, you told an outright lie.
You use outright to describe behaviour and actions that are open and direct, rather than indirect. Kawaguchi finally resorted to an outright lie. ...outright condemnation.
Definition of outright adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
Without reservation; openly. Webster's New World. Similar definitions. At once; not by degrees. Webster's New World. At once; straightway. Were killed outright in the crash. American Heritage. Without additional payments owing, constraints, or stipulations.
total, clear, and certain: an outright ban on smoking. an outright lie. an outright victory. outright. adverb uk / ˌaʊtˈraɪt / us. She needs 51% of the vote to win outright. He was killed outright (= immediately) when the car hit him.
