Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

outright

/aʊtˈɹaɪt/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.83 in modern English

Syllables: out-right
IPA: /aʊtˈɹaɪt/

12

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

2

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

adv

Wholly; completely; entirely.

adv

Openly and without reservation; unreservedly.

adv

adv

With no outstanding conditions.

adv

Blatantly; inexcusably; unambiguously.

Informal

adj

Unqualified and unreserved.

adj

Total or complete.

adj

Having no outstanding conditions.

Example Sentences

"I refute those allegations outright."
"Special facilities frequently are provided to enable visiting photographers to get the best results, whereas in the past cameras were sometimes banned outright."
"I have just responded outright to that question."
"Two people died outright and one more later."
"I have bought the house outright."
"That was an outright stupid thing to say."

Etymology

From Middle English outright. By surface analysis, out + right.

Origin

Source language: Middle English

Word Breakdown

Root: outright

Usage

Informal

Inflected Forms

outrights (present, singular) outrighting (participle, present) outrighted (participle, past) outrighted (past)

Derived Forms

outrightly outrightness

Synonyms

downright absolutely all-out tout à fait all the way stone-cold blind altogether stark cold at large at length

Rhymes With

right might night white light quite fight site non-white write tonight despite

Questions

How do you pronounce outright?: The recorded pronunciation is /aʊtˈɹaɪt/.
What does outright mean?: Wholly; completely; entirely.
Where does outright come from?: It is traced to Middle English.

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