outright

From Middle English outright, equivalent to out +‎ right.

• (adverb): enPR: out-rītʹ, IPA^(key): /aʊtˈɹaɪt/

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  • Rhymes: -aɪt
• (adjective, verb): enPR: outʹrīt, IPA^(key): /ˈaʊtɹaɪt/

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outright (not comparable)

1. Wholly; completely; entirely.

   Synonyms: downright; see also Thesaurus:completely

   I refute those allegations outright.

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

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

2. Openly and without reservation.

   I have just responded outright to that question.

3. At once.

   Two people died outright and one more later.

4. With no outstanding conditions.

   I have bought the house outright.

5. (informal) Blatantly; inexcusably; unambiguously.

   That was an outright stupid thing to say.

• See also Thesaurus:completely

outright (not comparable)

1. Unqualified and unreserved.

   I demand an outright apology.

2. Total or complete.

   We achieved outright domination.

   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. Having no outstanding conditions.

   I made an outright purchase of the house.

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

• See also Thesaurus:total

outright (third-person singular simple present outrights, present participle outrighting, simple past and past participle outrighted)

1. (sports) To release a player outright, without conditions.
   • 2007 August 30, Ben Shpigel, “Martínez to Audition for Mets’ Brain Trust”, in New York Times‎:

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