Pronunciation: /aʊt.raɪt/
adjective openly or directly
A1 She was outright rude to the waiter.
A2 The team won the game outright with a score of 3-0.
B1 The company made an outright offer to buy out their competitor.
B2 The politician's comments were seen as an outright attack on the opposition.
C1 The decision to close the factory was an outright betrayal of the workers.
C2 The CEO's behavior was outright unacceptable and led to his resignation.
adverb completely or entirely
A1 She outright refused to go to the party.
A2 He told her outright that he didn't like her cooking.
B1 The company is facing an outright ban on their products.
B2 The politician made an outright declaration of war against the neighboring country.
C1 The judge ruled the defendant guilty outright.
C2 The CEO outright denied any involvement in the scandal.
formal The company decided to take the outright approach and terminate the employee immediately.
informal I told him outright that I didn't like his idea.
slang She's always so blunt, she just says things outright without thinking.
figurative His love for her was outright, like a blazing fire that couldn't be extinguished.
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