outright
Wholly; completely; entirelyWholly; completely; entirely.
» It's always better to ask outright.
Geradeheraus zu fragen ist immer der bessere Weg.
Всегда лучше спросить прямо.
Всегда лучше спрашивать напрямую.
Meaning
5 senses(not comparable)Wholly; completely; entirely.
I refute those allegations outright.
gänzlich, ganz und gar, vollständig
целикомcelikom, полностьюpolnostʹju
(not comparable)Openly and without reservation; unreservedly.
I have just responded outright to that question.
without reservation or concealment
(not comparable)At once.
Two people died outright and one more later.
gleich, sofort, auf der Stelle
сразуsrazu, немедленноnemedlenno
(not comparable)With no outstanding conditions.
I have bought the house outright.
ganz, als Ganzes
(informal, not comparable)Blatantly; inexcusably; unambiguously.
That was an outright stupid thing to say.
völlig, schreiend, geradeheraus
откровенноotkrovenno, открытоotkryto, откровенноotkrovenno
Examples
16 sentencesIt's always better to ask outright.
ruВсегда лучше спросить прямо.
deGeradeheraus zu fragen ist immer der bessere Weg.
The party achieved an outright majority by a hair.
deUm ein Haar erreichte die Partei die absolute Mehrheit.
It is an outright lie that I am a spy.
I had expected an outright refusal, but to my surprise she agreed.
I bought this outright.
Translations
7 languagesBy meaning 4
By meaning 5
Origin
From Middle English outright. By surface analysis, out + right.From Middle English outright. By surface analysis, out + right.
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Synonyms
76 synonyms- without any delay:instantaneouslyinstantlyin a flash
- thoroughgoing:downright