Meaning

2 senses
  1. (attributive, not comparable)Complete, utter.

    He is an out-and-out idiot.

    an out-and-out lie

    durch und durch

  2. (attributive, not comparable)Thoroughly cross-bred; a breeding strategy esp. with poultry where new roosters are circulated yearly to maintain a mongrel flock.

More definitions
  • complete and without restriction or qualification; sometimes used informally as intensifiers

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Synonyms

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Word family

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See also

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