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out-and-out
CIDE DICTIONARY
out-and-out, adj.
Without any reservation or disguise; downright; plain; unqualified; absolute; as, an out and out villain; an out-and-out lie. [WordNet 1.5]
out-and-out, adv.
Completely; wholly; openly. [1913 Webster]
THESAURUS
out-and-out
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