Word Study
outright
CIDE DICTIONARY
outright, adj.
Downright; plain; unqualified; utter; straight-out; as, an outright lie. [PJC]
outright, adv.
- Immediately; without delay; at once; as, he was killed outright. [1913 Webster]
- Completely; utterly. Cardinal Manning. [1913 Webster]
OXFORD DICTIONARY
outright, adv. & adj.
--adv.
1 altogether, entirely (proved outright).
2 not gradually, nor by degrees, nor by instalments (bought it outright).
3 without reservation, openly (denied the charge outright).
--adj.
1 downright, direct, complete (their resentment turned to outright anger).
2 undisputed, clear (the outright winner).
--adv.
1 altogether, entirely (proved outright).
2 not gradually, nor by degrees, nor by instalments (bought it outright).
3 without reservation, openly (denied the charge outright).
--adj.
1 downright, direct, complete (their resentment turned to outright anger).
2 undisputed, clear (the outright winner).
Derivative
outrightness n.
THESAURUS
outright
absolute, absolutely, admitting no exception, all, all-embracing, all-encompassing, all-out, all-pervading, altogether, arrant, at once, bald, baldly, born, broad-based, candidly, categorical, categorically, classical, clean, clear, complete, completely, comprehensive, comprehensively, conclusive, congenital, consummate, consummately, crass, decided, decisive, deep-dyed, definite, definitive, determinate, direct, directly, downright, dyed-in-the-wool, egregious, entire, entirely, exactly, exhaustive, exhaustively, explicit, explicitly, express, final, fixed, flagrant, flat, flat-out, free, freely, full, fully, glaring, global, globally, gross, hundred per cent, immediately, implicit, in full, in full measure, in toto, inappealable, inclusively, indisputable, inside out, instantaneously, instantly, integrally, intensive, intolerable, largely, omnibus, omnipresent, on the spot, one and all, openly, out-and-out, peremptory, perfect, pervasive, plain, plainly, plumb, positive, precious, precisely, profound, pronounced, proper, pure, purely, quite, radical, rank, regular, right away, right off, round, roundly, shattering, sheer, shocking, stark, stark-staring, starkly, straight, straight-out, straightforwardly, superlative, surpassing, sweeping, the veriest, thorough, thoroughgoing, thoroughly, through-and-through, to the hilt, total, totally, tout a fait, ubiquitous, unambiguously, unbearable, uncircumscribed, unconditional, unconditionally, unconditioned, unconscionable, undeniable, undisguised, undoubting, unequivocal, unequivocally, unhampered, unhesitating, universal, unlimited, unmistakable, unmitigated, unqualified, unquestioning, unrelieved, unreserved, unreservedly, unrestricted, unspoiled, unwaivable, utter, utterly, veritable, whole, wholesale, wholly, with abandon, without exception, without reserve, without restraint, without stintROGET THESAURUS
outright
Completeness
N completeness, completion, integration, allness, entirety, perfection, solidity, solidarity, unity, all, ne plus ultra, ideal, limit, complement, supplement, make-weight, filling, up, impletion, saturation, saturity, high water, high tide, flood tide, spring tide, fill, load, bumper, bellyful, brimmer, sufficiency, complete, entire, whole, perfect, full, good, absolute, thorough, plenary, solid, undivided, with all its parts, all- sided, exhaustive, radical, sweeping, thorough-going, dead, regular, consummate, unmitigated, sheer, unqualified, unconditional, free, abundant, brimming, brimful, topful, topfull, chock full, choke full, as full as an egg is of meat, as full as a vetch, saturated, crammed, replete, fraught, laden, full-laden, full-fraught, full-charged, heavy laden, completing, supplemental, supplementary, ascititious, completely, altogether, outright, wholly, totally, in toto, quite, all out, over head and ears, effectually, for good and all, nicely, fully, through thick and thin, head and shoulders, neck and heel, neck and crop, in all respects, in every respect, at all points, out and out, to all intents and purposes, toto coelo, utterly, clean, clean as a whistle, to the full, to the utmost, to the backbone, hollow, stark, heart and soul, root and branch, down to the ground, to the top of one's bent, as far as possible, a outrance, throughout, from first to last, from beginning to end, from end to end, from one end to the other, from Dan to Beersheba, from head to foot, from top to toe, from top to bottom, de fond en comble, a fond, a capite ad calcem, ab ovo usque ad mala, fore and aft, every, whit, every inch, cap-a-pie, to the end of the chapter, up to the brim, up to the ears, up to the eyes, as a as can be, on all accounts, sous tous les rapports, with a vengeance, with a witness, falsus in uno falsus in omnibus, false in one thing, false in everything, omnem movere lapidem, una scopa nuova spazza bene.For further exploring for "outright" in Webster Dictionary Online