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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 51Թ Forms
- dzܳ۾n noun
51Թ History and Origins
Example Sentences
It became even dreamier when he took the outright lead after four birdies on the first nine without dropping a shot.
Some of the city’s longest-running and most cherished restaurants have announced a struggle to survive, or closed outright in the last few weeks.
They’ll recall Simpson’s relentless attacks on the program and its beneficiaries beginning around 2010, which he pursued with noxious glee, crass insults and outright lies.
Wade decision in 2022, individual states have imposed their own restrictions on abortion, sometimes by outlawing the procedure outright and even exposing those who perform abortions to criminal charges.
They haven't had to worry about being a renter because they've owned their home outright for years and years and years.
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