Outright - definition, pronunciation, transcription

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Amer.  |ˈaʊtraɪt|  American pronunciation of the word outright
Brit.  |ˈaʊtraɪt|  British pronunciation of the word outright

adverb

- without restrictions or stipulations or further payments
buy outright
- without reservation or concealment
she asked him outright for a divorce
- without any delay (syn: instantaneously, instantly)
he was killed outright

adjective

- without reservation or exception (syn: straight-out, unlimited)

Extra examples

She won the competition outright.

The painting is now owned outright by the museum.

Their house was destroyed outright by the fire.

I bought the car outright.

I was surprised by their outright rejection of the idea.

They demand the outright and immediate abolition of the tax on children's clothes.

Cigarette advertising should be banned outright.

If she asked me outright, I'd tell her.

She won outright.

They rejected the deal outright.

The passenger was killed outright.

They fired her outright.

...the psychic's bold claims were greeted with distrust and outright scorn...

...a film critic noted for the vitriol and sometimes outright cruelty of his pronouncements...

His proposal was rejected outright (=completely rejected).

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