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Outright Common

Origin: Germanic Old English prefix

Outright has 7 different meanings across 2 categories:

Adjective · Adverb

Definitions
Verb
1

To release a player outright, without conditions.

"The team decided to waive the veteran forward outright rather than keep him on the roster as an injured reserve."

Adjective
1

without reservation or exception

"The committee gave their outright approval to the new policy without any reservations."

2

Unqualified and unreserved.

"The committee voted outright against the proposal without any reservations or conditions."

Adverb
1

without restrictions or stipulations or further payments

"buy outright"

2

without reservation or concealment

"she asked him outright for a divorce"

3

without any delay

"he was killed outright"

4

Wholly, completely and entirely.

"The scandal was so blatant that it became an outright disgrace for the entire organization."

Example Sentences
"buy outright" adverb
"she asked him outright for a divorce" adverb
"he was killed outright" adverb
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