Outright
adverb
Completely and fully.
He rejected the proposal outright.
Often appears as...
- reject outright
- win outright
adverb
Immediately or instantly.
She died outright.
Often appears as...
- die outright
- fail outright
adjective
Out-and-out; absolute or complete.
An outright lie.
Often appears as...
- outright lie
- outright victory
adverb
Without restraint or holding back.
He laughed outright.
Often appears as...
- laugh outright
- cry outright
adverb
Completely and fully.
He rejected the proposal outright.
Often appears as...
- reject outright
- win outright
adverb
Immediately or instantly.
She died outright.
Often appears as...
- die outright
- fail outright
adjective
Out-and-out; absolute or complete.
An outright lie.
Often appears as...
- outright lie
- outright victory
adverb
Without restraint or holding back.
He laughed outright.
Often appears as...
- laugh outright
- cry outright
Definition 1 of 4
Pro Tip 1/2No Middle Ground
Use 'outright' when there's no partial acceptance or halfway measures.
He dismissed the idea outright, with no intention of reconsideration.
Pro Tip 2/2Emphasis on Totality
'Outright' emphasizes that an action or state is complete and thorough.
The team won the championship outright, with no need for playoffs.
Pro Tip 1/2No Middle Ground
Use 'outright' when there's no partial acceptance or halfway measures.
He dismissed the idea outright, with no intention of reconsideration.
Pro Tip 2/2Emphasis on Totality
'Outright' emphasizes that an action or state is complete and thorough.
The team won the championship outright, with no need for playoffs.
Pro Tip 1/2No Middle Ground
Use 'outright' when there's no partial acceptance or halfway measures.
He dismissed the idea outright, with no intention of reconsideration.
Pro Tip 2/2Emphasis on Totality
'Outright' emphasizes that an action or state is complete and thorough.
The team won the championship outright, with no need for playoffs.
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seriously why aren't our tweens outright rejecting a bad idea we often criticize tweens for acting out of self-centeredness but these girls are doing something that much younger girls aren't they're exploring their options in between years in the very beginning of adolescence the world's yours the
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How to spot a liar PIPE...
Two-year-olds bluff. Five-year-olds lie outright. They manipulate via flattery. Nine-year-olds, masters of the cover-up. By the time you enter college, you're going to lie to your mom in one out of every five interactions. By the time we enter this work world and we're breadwinners,
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We can fight terror...
are seeking to use the law to either weaken or outright ban strong encryption, because the bad guys are using it, too. We have got to fight for the right of citizens to use strong encryption. Otherwise, dissent and investigative journalism are going to become even more difficult
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A personal air-quality...
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A blueprint for...
the payments are made in such a way that they're not outright cash payments that flow immediately out of people's hands you know one of the things that's really compelling for me in talking with you is that I know that you were at one point not supportive of the idea of
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What's the definition of...
disrupt our reality. So, we don't just laugh at truth, we laugh at the pleasurable, edifying revelation of flaws, incongruities, overlaps, and outright conflicts in the supposedly ordered system of truths we use to define the world and ourselves.
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LA92 Panel - Live PIPE...
always turn to that what you are calling mythology is lies outright lies we are this isn't mythology this is lies we lie deliberately to keep lighter lighter skin people on top and to deny the truth you don't remember as I do when they ask
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Safari Live - Day 133 PIPE...
condition very quickly at the moment as I said if you are sensitive this might not be the best lion sighting for you but that is what happens out in the bush this is what happens to male lions if they don't get killed outright in the
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Ending energy poverty...
buy outright for electronic products like solar home systems embedded metering technology enables the device to turn on or off based on the user's payment status the product simply won't work if the user hasn't prepaid for
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The surprising...
seeing behavior as a deficit rather than outright defiance -- is everything in these settings. We hear from inmates around the country, and they write, and more than anything, they want to know how to help themselves.
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The Tween Brain PIPE Brain...
seriously why aren't our tweens outright rejecting a bad idea we often criticize tweens for acting out of self-centeredness but these girls are doing something that much younger girls aren't they're exploring their options in between years in the very beginning of adolescence the world's yours the
Video examples
How to spot a liar PIPE...
Two-year-olds bluff. Five-year-olds lie outright. They manipulate via flattery. Nine-year-olds, masters of the cover-up. By the time you enter college, you're going to lie to your mom in one out of every five interactions. By the time we enter this work world and we're breadwinners,
Video examples
We can fight terror...
are seeking to use the law to either weaken or outright ban strong encryption, because the bad guys are using it, too. We have got to fight for the right of citizens to use strong encryption. Otherwise, dissent and investigative journalism are going to become even more difficult
Video examples
A personal air-quality...
for cheating on emission standards. Cities have passed congestion charges or built bike lanes -- like Paris that turned this highway, right next to my home, in the middle of the city, into a waterfront park. And now mayors around the world are thinking of banning diesel outright
Video examples
A blueprint for...
the payments are made in such a way that they're not outright cash payments that flow immediately out of people's hands you know one of the things that's really compelling for me in talking with you is that I know that you were at one point not supportive of the idea of
Video examples
What's the definition of...
disrupt our reality. So, we don't just laugh at truth, we laugh at the pleasurable, edifying revelation of flaws, incongruities, overlaps, and outright conflicts in the supposedly ordered system of truths we use to define the world and ourselves.
Video examples
LA92 Panel - Live PIPE...
always turn to that what you are calling mythology is lies outright lies we are this isn't mythology this is lies we lie deliberately to keep lighter lighter skin people on top and to deny the truth you don't remember as I do when they ask
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Safari Live - Day 133 PIPE...
condition very quickly at the moment as I said if you are sensitive this might not be the best lion sighting for you but that is what happens out in the bush this is what happens to male lions if they don't get killed outright in the
Video examples
Ending energy poverty...
buy outright for electronic products like solar home systems embedded metering technology enables the device to turn on or off based on the user's payment status the product simply won't work if the user hasn't prepaid for
Video examples
The surprising...
seeing behavior as a deficit rather than outright defiance -- is everything in these settings. We hear from inmates around the country, and they write, and more than anything, they want to know how to help themselves.
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