outright

adv

1. (not-comparable)Wholly; completely; entirely.

   “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.”

2. (not-comparable)Openly and without reservation.

   “I have just responded outright to that question.”

3. (not-comparable)At once.

   “Two people died outright and one more later.”

4. (not-comparable)With no outstanding conditions.

   “I have bought the house outright.”

5. (informal, not-comparable)Blatantly; inexcusably; unambiguously.

   “That was an outright stupid thing to say.”

adj

1. (not-comparable)Unqualified and unreserved.

   “I demand an outright apology.”

2. (not-comparable)Total or complete.

   “We achieved outright domination.”

   “Truths, half truths and outright lies.”

   “With little effort they found dozens of outright lies.”

   “He found a pattern of non-transparency and outright deception.”

3. (not-comparable)Having no outstanding conditions.

   “I made an outright purchase of the house.”

   “They don't seek outright independence, but rather greater autonomy.”

verb

1. To release a player outright, without conditions.

   “Sandy Alomar Jr. cleared waivers and was outrighted to Class AA Binghamton in preparation for his promotion when rosters expand Saturday.”