Definition of outright Outright

/awˈtɹajˈt/ - [awtrayt] - out•right

We found 17 definitions of outright from 5 different sources.

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What does outright mean?

WordNet

WordNet by Princeton University

Adjective

outright, outrighter, outrightest

outright - without reservation or exception
  straight-out, unlimited

Adverb

outright - without reservation or concealment; "she asked him outright for a divorce"
outright - without restrictions or stipulations or further payments; "buy outright"
outright - without any delay; "he was killed outright"
  instantaneously, instantly, in a flash
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Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘

  • outright (adv.)
    Immediately; without delay; at once; as, he was killed outright.
  • outright (adv.)
    Completely; utterly.

Chambers DictionaryChamber's 20th Century Dictionary 📕

  • outright
    owt′rīt, adv. immediately: at once: completely.—adj. free from reserve: positive, undisguised

Part of speech

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  • outright, adjective, not comparable.

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