outright

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US /ˈaʊtˌraɪt/ UK /ˈaʊtraɪt/ See IPA manual

adv adj

Meanings

1

adv
wholly and completely; without reservation

They bought the house outright, with no mortgage.

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1 adv · wholly and completely;... completely wholly totally entirely absolutely unreservedly downright

Opposites

partially conditionally gradually

Word family

Related forms right

Etymology

From Middle English outright, from out- ('completely, fully') plus right ('straight, directly'). Originally 'straight onward,' then 'completely, at once.'

ūt Old English riht Old English

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# outright

**Type:** Word
**Level:** C2+
**Part of speech:** adv, adj
**IPA (US):** ˈaʊtˌraɪt
**IPA (UK):** ˈaʊtraɪt

## Meanings
1. wholly and completely; without reservation

## Examples
- They bought the house outright, with no mortgage.

## Synonyms
- completely
- wholly
- totally
- entirely
- absolutely
- unreservedly
- downright

## Antonyms
- partially
- conditionally
- gradually

## Related Forms
- right

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: ūt
- Root: riht

## Etymology
From Middle English outright, from out- ('completely, fully') plus right ('straight, directly'). Originally 'straight onward,' then 'completely, at once.'

## AI Etymology
Outright is from Middle English outright, from out- ('completely, fully') plus right ('straight, directly'). Originally 'straight onward,' then 'completely, at once.'. Important recorded forms include ūt (Old English) and riht (Old English). The current sense covers wholly and completely; without reservation. The wider family includes related words such as right.

## Topics
- Shopping & Services

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