outright adj : without reservation or exception [syn: straight-out, unlimited] adv

1 without restrictions or stipulations or further payments; "buy outright"

2 without reservation or concealment; "she asked him outright for a divorce"

3 without any delay; "he was killed outright" [syn: instantaneously, instantly, in a flash]

English

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -aɪt

Adverb

1. Wholly, completely and entirely.

   I refute those allegations 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,

Translations

• Finnish: heti (3,4,5), empimättä (5)

Adjective

1. Unqualified and unreserved.

   I demand an outright apology.

2. Total or complete.

   We achieved outright domination.

3. Having no outstanding conditions

   I made an outright purchase of the house.

Finnish: selvä (2,3)

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