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Adverb: outright  ,awt'rIt
  1. Without reservation or concealment
    "she asked him outright for a divorce"
     
  2. Without delay or hesitation; with no time intervening
    "he was killed outright";
    - immediately, instantly, straightaway, straight off, directly, now, right away, at once, forthwith, like a shot [informal], right now, right off the bat [N. Amer, informal], instantaneously, in a flash, tout de suite
     
  3. Without restrictions, stipulations or further payments
    "buy outright"
     
  4. Thoroughgoing
    "he is outright dishonest";
    - downright
Adjective: outright  ,awt'rIt
  1. Without reservation or exception
    "He gave an outright denial of any involvement in the crime";
    - straight-out, unlimited

See also: then and there, unqualified

Encyclopedia: Outright