Outright

Definition: Outright

Outright

Adjective

1. Without reservation or exception.

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".

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Date "outright" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1050. (references)

Economics

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Synonyms: Outright

Amusement

Smile, simper, smirk; grin, grin like a Cheshire cat; mock, laugh in one's sleeve; laugh, laugh outright; giggle, titter, crow, snicker, chuckle, cackle; burst out, burst into a fit of laughter; shout, split, roar.

Completeness

Adverb: completely; Adjective: altogether, outright, wholly, totally, in toto, quite; all out; over head and ears; effectually, for good and all, nicely, fully, through thick and thin, head and shoulders; neck and heel, neck and crop; in all respects, in every respect; at all points, out and out, to all intents and purposes; toto coelo; utterly; clean, clean as a whistle; to the full, to the utmost, to the backbone; hollow, stark; heart and soul, root and branch, down to the ground.

Crosswords: Outright

Oh lady lend your hand outright (LADY IN BLACK; performing artist: Uriah Heep)

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Books

• Graham Crackers: Fuzzy Memories, Silly Bits, and Outright Lies (reference)

• Money Doesn't Grow on Trees: And Other Financial Wisdom, Theories, Nostrums, and Outright Lies (reference)

• Oh, What an Awful Thing to Say!: Needles, Skewers, Pricks, and Outright Nastiness (reference)

• Outdoor Yarns and Outright Lies: 50 or So Stories by Two Good Sports (reference)

• That's It!: Thoughts of Fantasies, Half-Truths, and Outright Lies (reference)

  (more book examples)

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In the event of bonds, obligations or other evidence of indebtedness issued by Germany by way of security for or acknowledgment of her reparation debt being disposed of outright, not by way of pledge, to persons other than the several Governments in whose favour Germany's original reparation indebtedness was created, an amount of such reparation indebtedness shall be deemed to be extinguished corresponding to the nominal value of the bonds, etc., so disposed of outright, and the obligation of Germany in respect of such bonds shall be confined to her liabilities to the holders of the bonds, as expressed upon their face. (reference)

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Business

GIB suggested that this might result in the outright sale of the Quick chain. (references)

No firm decision has been made whether these aircraft will be acquired on lease or on outright purchase. (references)

The tax advantages of equipment leasing result in smaller cash outlays as compared to outright purchases or credit arrangements. (references)

Children

Sierra Leone

There does not appear to be outright discrimination against persons with disabilities in housing or education; however, given the high rate of general unemployment, work opportunities for persons with disabilities are few. (references)

Civil Liberties

Mexico

Outright attacks and intimidation of journalists are underreported, and there are no comprehensive nationwide studies of these incidents. (references)

Albania

Sensationalism is the norm in the newspapers, and the political party-oriented newspapers print gossip, unsubstantiated accusations, and outright fabrications. (references)

Economic History

Sao Tome and Principe

It regained an outright majority of seats in the November 1998 elections. (references)

Laos

THE EMBASSY KNOWS OF NO INSTANCES OF OUTRIGHT EXPROPRIATION OF U.S. INVESTOR PROPERTY. (references)

Vietnam

Technology can be transferred by outright sale, licensing, or contribution as capital. (references)

Human Rights

Guinea

Others accused the prosecution of witness tampering, intimidation, and outright fraud. (references)

Algeria

Most of the court heads were reassigned to new locations; however, a number were replaced outright. (references)

Portugal

Under the law, an investigating judge determines whether an arrested person should be detained, released on bail, or released outright. (references)

Indigenous People

Honduras

In 1997 after a month of nationwide protests by indigenous organizations that included a hunger strike, the Government signed a 22-point agreement with representatives of various groups that made available 9 initial land grants of about 22,000 acres each to different tribes, granted some contested land titles outright to indigenous petitioners, and set aside government funds for indigenous housing. (references)

Political Economy

Trinidad

In December 2000 the UNC was reelected with an outright majority, although the PNM continues to contest two seats in on-going court proceedings. (references)

Ireland

It is unlikely the current government will choose to call a general election until the late spring of 2002, although the possibility of an earlier election cannot be excluded outright. (references)

Political Rights

Honduras

This was the first time in the country's electoral history that the President's party did not enjoy an outright majority in Congress. (references)

Georgia

Parliamentary elections were held in October 1999. The Citizens' Union of Georgia (CUG), chaired by President Shevardnadze, won an outright majority. (references)

Yugoslavia

Although the DOS claimed victory for Kostunica, the Yugoslav Federal Election Commission claimed that neither candidate had won an outright majority and called for a second ballot. (references)

Trade

Taiwan

Arms and munitions are banned outright. (references)

Taiwan

Prohibited Imports: In addition to the current import quotas for chicken meat, pork bellies, red meat offal and potatoes, several important agricultural products, including rice, peanuts, and selected dairy products, are banned outright. (references)

Georgia

As a part of the process, the minimum capital requirement was incrementally increased from 500 Lari in 1997 to 5 million Lari by the year 2001. The increased requirements are expected have further reduced the number of banks through mergers and outright closures. (references)

Worker Rights

Benin

Lastly, "trafic-vente" is simply the outright sale of children. (references)

Honduras

Some employers have threatened to close down unionized companies and have harassed workers seeking to unionize, in some cases dismissing them outright. (references)

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Source: compiled by the editor from various references.

Expressions using "outright": buy outright ♦ kill outright ♦ outright campaign ♦ outright denial ♦ outright loss ♦ outright manner ♦ outright transaction ♦ outright transactions. Additional references.

Albanian

tërësisht (all, altogether, at large, completely, entirely, fully, heartily, holus-bolus, sheer, thoroughly, through and through, totally, utterly, wholly), plotësisht (absolutely, all, at large, clear, cold, completely, dead, diametrically, entirely, fully, heartily, hollow, large, neck and crop, out and out, perfectly, plain, plenty, Plumb, properly, quite, sheer, sound, stark, thoroughly, through and through, throughly, to the full extent, to the ground, totally, up, up to the hilt, utterly, well, wholly, wide, widely), njëherësh (at a go, en bloc, simultaneously, together), njëherë (at once, at one time, immediately, once), i prerë (amputated, categorical, crisp, curdy, curt, cut, felled, firm, flat, flat-footed, hewn, indented, Nick, peremptory, positive, pronounced, shorn, short, straight out, toreutic, truncated), i plotë (all out, big, broad, clear, close, complete, comprehensive, crowded, dead, direct, dyed in the wool, entire, flush, fraught, full, gross, integral, out and out, overall, perfect, plenary, Plumb, plummy, pregnant, radical, round, sheer, solid, thorough, thoroughgoing, total, unabbreviated, uncut, unquestioning, utter, whole), i drejtpërdrejtë (direct, first hand, flush, immediate, literal, live, play-by-play, plump, point blank), hapurazi (overtly), dëri në fund. (various references)

Arabic 

‏كلية (altogether, completeness, entirely, entirety, integrity, totality, wholeness, wholly), ‏كليا (absolutely, altogether, completely, entirely, fully, in full, totally, wholly), ‏كامل (absolute, all out, complete, completed, concluded, consummate, entire, essential, finalized, finished, full, full blown, full scale, integral, integrate, out and out, perfect, plenary, plumb, rounded off, stark, thorough, thoroughgoing, total, unqualified, utter, whole), ‏مطلق (absolute, categorical, complete, downright, free, full, infinite, liberator, perfect, plenary, stark, ultimate, unbounded, unconditional, uncontrolled, unlimited, unqualified, unrestrained, unrestricted, utter), ‏حالا (anon, as soon as, at once, directly, forthright, forthwith, immediately, instantly, now, on the spot, presently, promptly, readily, right away, right now, shortly, straight, straight away, without delay), ‏تام (blank, complete, crass, entire, every, flat, gone, implicit, integral, perfect, perfected, performed, plenary, pure, rank, regular, round, sound, thorough, thoroughgoing, unconditional, unequivocal, unqualified, utter, whole), ‏صريح (bare, bluff, candid, categorical, communicative, crude, direct, downright, expansive, explicit, flat, forthcoming, forthright, frank, genuine, guileless, honest, ingenuous, open, open-hearted, outspoken, overt, palpable, plain, plain spoken, plump, point blank, pronounced, raw, round, simple-hearted, steady, straight, straightforward, transparent, unreserved, unvarnished), ‏إجمالي (aggregate, gross, overall, synoptic, total), ‏بصراحة (barely, blankly, downright, flat, freely, honestly, on the level, overtly, plain, plainly, plump, point blank, unreservedly), ‏برمته (wholly). (various references)

Bulgarian 

направо (dead, direct, directly, due, firsthand, flat, flush, forthright, incontinently, plain, plump, point blank, right, roundly, slap, slap bang, straight, straight out), искрен (bona fide, candid, cordial, deep-felt, devout, earnest, genuine, heart-to-heart, hearty, honest, outspoken, plain, prayerful, sincere, single, single-eyed, unalloyed, unfeigned, unreserved, untutored), прям (above board, bluff, bluffy, blunt, candid, direct, downright, forthright, free-spoken, honest, open, outspoken, plain, plainspoken, round, sincere, straight out, straightaway, straightforward, unaffected, unreserved), прямо (above board, frankly, squarely), пълен (absolute, alive, all out, ample, beefy, clear, compendious, complete, corpulent, dead, entire, exhaustive, explicit, fat, fleshy, fraught, full, grand, implicit, intact, integral, integrate, lousy, murky, out and out, overall, overblown, perfect, plenary, portly, profound, pursy, radical, rank, replenished, replete, riddle, right, round, sheer, stark, stout, substantial, teetotal, thoroughgoing, thorough-paced, total, unabbreviated, universal, unmitigated, unqualified, unreserved, utter, vast, very, well fed, whole, whole-footed, whole-hog), без заобикалки (in plain saxon, plump, point blank, roundly), без колебание (straight off, unhesitatingly), безрезервен (implicit, whole-footed, whole-hog), изцяло (all, altogether, clean, en bloc, entirely, in full, neck and crop, over, right, sheer, through, through and through, totally, tread and thrum, whole-hog, wholly), завинаги (evermore, for ever, for good, forever, permanently), съвършен (consummate, finished, full, ideal, indefectible, masterly, out and out, perfect, right-down, spheral, thoroughgoing, thorough-paced, transcendent, unexceptionable, very), напълно (absolutely, all, altogether, amply, clean, completely, dead, entirely, every bit, fairly, fully, hollow, intimately, largely, out and out, perfectly, quite, richly, sheer, spang, stark, stiff, thoroughly, through, throughly, to the full, to the letter, to the wide, totally, utterly, well, whole-hog, wholly, wide, without reserve), наведнъж (holus-bolus), окончателно (completely, finally, for good, fully, out and out), открито (above board, baldly, barely, manifestly, openly, overtly, professedly, publicly, straight out, unreservedly), откровен (candid, forthright, guileless, ingenuous, open, openhearted, plain, plainspoken, point blank, round, simple minded, simple-hearted, sincere, straight, transparent, unvarnished), категоричен (categorical, decided, definite, definitive, emphatic, explicit, final, flat, irresistible, plump, point blank, positive, thorough, unconditional, utter), явен (apparent, blazing, decided, declared, distinct, downright, evident, Frank, glaring, manifest, marked, noticeable, obvious, open, ostensible, overt, palpable, patent, plain, Plumb, pointed, professed, pronounced, rank, self-explanatory, sheer, thumping, transparent, unconcealed, unmistakable, visible), безспорен (incontestable, incontrovertible, indisputable, irrefutable, questionless, undisputed, undoubted, unquestionable). (various references)

Chinese 

�"屬 (pure and simple, sheer), 彻底 (thoroughgoing). (various references)

Czech

otevřenì (directly, openly, unreservedly), přímo (at firsthand, direct, directly, nonstop, non-stop, Plumb, point blank, right, roundly, sheer, straight, straight away), přímý (above board, direct, downright, firsthand, forthright, head on, immediate, nonstop, non-stop, outspoken, plainspoken, Plumb, plump, point blank, right, Square, straight, straightforward, through, upright), naprostý (absolute, bloody, complete, dead, downright, entire, full, perfect, positive, rank, sheer, teetotal, thorough, thoroughgoing, unadulterated, unconditional, unmitigated, utter), bez výhrady, úplný (absolute, clear, complete, entire, full, perfect, plenary, thorough-paced, utter, very, whole), úplnì (absolutely, all, altogether, completely, entirely, in full, off, quite, sheer, throughout, to the hilt, up to the hilt, utterly, well, wholly). (various references)

Danish

outright terminsforretninger (outright transactions), tilskud (subsidy), rene terminsforretninger (outright transactions), endelig udfoersel (outright exportation), direkte gaver (outright gifts), definitiv indfoersel (outright importation). (various references)

Dutch

outright-termijntransacties (outright transactions), verkoop bij de roes (outright sale), rechtstreekse verkoop (outright sale), rechtstreekse aan-of verkoop van waardepapier (outright transaction), niet-terugvorderbare subsidie (outright grant), definitieve uitvoer (outright exportation), definitieve invoer (outright importation). (various references)

Farsi 

یک جا, کاملا (Altogether, Intoto, Quite, Smack, Sopping, Sound, Through, Utter, Utterly, Wholly), جمله (Sentence, Term, Total), اشکارا (Aboveboard), بیدرنگ (Away, Prompt, Thereupon, Therewith). (various references)

Finnish

paikalla (at once, at the place, immediately, on the spot, there and then). (various references)

French

total (out and out), sur le coup, pur, plein, net (salable output), franchement, franc (outspoken), entièrement, en bloc, complet (out and out, outfit), complètement, carrément, absolu. (various references)

German

offen (ajar, apertured, blatantly, candid, candidly, clear, direct, exposed, fair, forthright, Frank, frankly, free spoken, ingenuous, ingenuously, loose, low, naked, open, open-hearted, openly, outspoken, outstanding, overt, overtly, pitched, plainly, raw, sincere, sincerely, straightforward, unconcealed, undecided, undetermined, undone, unfilled, unharbored, unhidden, unreservedly, unrestrained, unsealed, unsettled, upfront, vacant), ohne umschweife (roundly, unceremoniously), auf der stelle (at once, on the spot, right away), ausgemacht (absolute, agreed, complete, egregious, out and out, perfect, utter), ausgesprochen (definite, distinct, eminently, extremely, marked, markedly, particular, pronounced, rank, real, really, unqualified), geradeaus (ahead, directly, outspokenly, straigh ahead, straight ahead, straight on), geradeheraus (blunt, forthright, Frank, frankly, from the shoulder, plain spoken), glatt (bland, clean, completely, cool, direct, downright, even, flat, flatly, glib, glibby, glossy, level, plain, polished, really, sheer, silken, silky, sleek, slick, slickly, slippery, smooth, smoothly, suave, unruffled, waveless), absolut (absolute, absolutely, complete, definitely, downright, perfectly, starkly, strict, strictly, total, undivided, utterly, without fail), gründlich (careful, clean, exhaustive, extensively, fundamental, in depth, intimate, intimately, methodical, painstaking, profound, profoundly, radical, radically, rigorous, roundly, searching, searchingly, sound, soundly, thorough, thoroughgoing, thoroughly), vollständig (absolutely, complete, completely, entire, entirely, full, in full, integral, perfect, plenary, quite, thorough, to the full, total, totally, unqualified), rein (absolutely, chaste, chastely, clean, cleanly, clear, genuine, honest, immaculate, immaculately, mere, perfect, plain, pure, purely, rank, raw, refined, sheer, sheerly, stark, straight, sweet, true, unadulterated, unalloyed, uncorrupt, undefiled, undiluted, unvarnished, virgin, virginal), sofort (at once, directly, forthwith, immediate, immediately, immediatly, in a jiffy, instant, instantaneous, instantaneously, instantly, just, promptly, pronto, right away, right now, right off, straight away), total (dead, entire, integral, out and out, overall, radical, thoroughly, total, totalitarian, totally, unmitigated, utter, utterly, whole), unumwunden (baldly, frankly), völlig (absolutely, altogether, arrant, complete, completely, consummately, dead, downright, entirely, full, fully, out and out, perfect, perfectly, plain, profound, quite, sheer, thorough, through, total, totally, uncompromisingly, utterly, wanton, wholly, widely), vollkommen (absolute, absolutely, altogether, complete, completely, consummate, ideal, integral, out and out, perfect, perfectly, plenarily, profound, quintessential, thorough, thoroughly, totally, unflawed, unmitigated, utter), gleich (again, alike, all the same, at once, conforming, equal, equally, equivalent, even, fitting, identic, identical, identically, immediately, in a jiffy, in a minute, in a moment, instantaneous, instantly, just, level, like, likewise, now, pair, parallel, promptly, right, right away, right now, same, similar, soon, straight away, the same, uniform, uniformly, without delay). (various references)

Greek 

σαφήσ (clear, comprehensible, definite, distinct, explicit, lucid, plain, pronounced), ξάστερα (plainly), μονομιάσ, εντελώσ (altogether, clear, completely, entirely, in toto, quite, sheer, stark, tout a fait), ευθύσ (at once, candid, direct, downright, straight, upright), αναμφισβήτητοσ (absolute, axiomatic, axiomatical, beyond doubt, decided, incontestable, indubitable, unquestionable), αμέσωσ (at once, forthwith, immediately, presently, right away, smack, straight away, straightaway, therewithal), απόλυτος (absolute, utter), τέλειοσ (accomplished, arrant, complete, consummate, finished, perfect, precious, stark, straight out), ίσιοσ (straight). (various references)

Hebrew 

מוחלט (absolute, categorical, certain, decided, definite, downright, positive, sheer, stark, thorough, thoroughgoing, total, unqualified, utter), �'מור (absolute, complete, completion, concluded, conclusion, end, ended, entire, finish, finished, finishing, out and out, perfect, sheer, stark, termination, thorough, thoroughgoing, through, total, utter, very). (various references)

Hungarian

nyíltan (aboveboard, avowedly, baldly, bluntly, candidly, confessedly, fair and square, flat, frankly, genuinely, honestly, in the face of day, openly, overtly, plump, professedly, sincerely, to speak out, unreservedly), nyílt (above board, aboveboard, candid, declared, disarming, expansiveness, explicit, expressive, flat, forthright, frank, guileless, honest, open, open route, outspoken, overt, plain spoken, round, sincere, straight, transparent, unclass, unclassified, undefended, up front), teljesen (absolutely, all, altogether, at all, clean, completely, consummately, entirely, from hub to tire up to the hub, full, fully, have sy by the leg, I am done to a frazzle, in full, it's all over with him, out and out, perfectly, purely, quite, regularly, sheer, stark, starkly, thoroughly, through and through, to serve sy hand and foot, to the full, to write out, totally, utterly, wholly), készpénzért, egészen (completely, entirely, even, fairly, home, just, plumb, quite, throughout, to drive sg home, to the full, to the top of one's bent, totally, wholly), őszinte (aboveboard, disarming, expansive, guileless, hearty, plain answer, point-blank, sincere, solid, square-shooter, to be plain with sy, transparent). (various references)

Italian

completo (absolute, all, all out, all round, arrant, blank, clear, complete, dead, entire, full, full up, implicit, inclusive, integral, intimate, out and out, outfit, overall, perfect, round, set, sound, stark, suit, thorough, total, totally, unabridged, utter, whole). (various references)

Japanese Kanji 

アウトライト取引 (lift, outlaw, outlet, outline, outright transaction, pick up). (various references)

Japanese Katakana 

アウトライトとりひき (outright transaction). (various references)

Korean 

� 처하게. (various references)

Manx

ynrick (correct, correct as behaviour, earnest, faithful, forthcoming, frank, genuine, honest, intrinsic, just, open-hearted, righteous, sincere, straightforward, truthful, undeviating), jeeragh (candid, direct; erect, downright, due, fair and square, faithful; just, forthcoming, frank, honest, lineal; sincere, outspoken, partly done, plumb, point-blank, rigid, straight, straight ahead, straightforward, strict, true, undeviating, unequivocal, unerring), er ard (aloud, openly, publicly), ass yn eddin. (various references)

Pig Latin

outrightay.(various references)

Portuguese

total (absolute, all out, all-out, all-purpose, amount, entire, entirety, gross, integer, number, plenary, run-down, sheer, sum, summation, teetotal, through and through, tot, total, universal, utter, whole), sincero (artless, candid, convinced, cordial, deep, direct, downright, dyed-in-the, earnest, frank, freehearted, guileless, heartfelt, hearty, honest, ingenuous, open-hearted, outspoken, plain, plainspoken, simple, simple-hearted, sincere, single-hearted, straight, straightforward, strong, true, true-hearted, unaffected, undisguised, unfeigned, unvarnished, whole-hearted, whole-souled), sem qualquer reserva, inteiramente (all, all over, altogether, clean, entirely, full, fully, off, quite, through, through and through, throughout, up), franco (above-board, bluff, candid, clear, direct, downright, dyed-in-the, forthright, franc, frank, freehearted, guileless, honest, ingenuous, large-hearted, non-partisan, open-hearted, outspoken, plain, plainspoken, plump, simple, simple-hearted, sincere, single-hearted, straightforward, unconcealed, undisguised, unequivocal), completo (absolute, all out, all-around, all-out, all-round, arrant, bijou, clean, complete, completed, done, downright, dyed-in-the, egregious, entire, exhaustive, freehearted, full, fullbodied, plenary, plumb, precious, round, run-down, sheer, sweeping, teetotal, thorough, thoroughgoing, through, thru, total, unabridged, unalloyed, unmitigated, utter, whole), completamente (absolutely, all, all out, altogether, bodily, bolt, broad, clear, completely, consummately, directly, downright, entirely, exactly, fairly, full, fully, jolly, overall, plenty, plumb, precious, quite, thoroughly, through, throughout, up, utterly, wholly), absoluto (absolute, implicit, sheer, total, unconditional, unmitigated, utter), abertamente (barely, frankly, openly, over-the-counter, professedly, unreservedly). (various references)

Romanian

total (absolute, all out, blank, complete, completely, count, crass, dead, entire, exclusive, gross, inclusive, perfectly, quite, sum, thorough, total, totally, unmitigated, utter, utterly, whole, wholly), sincer (above board, artless, authentic, blunt, candid, candidly, childlike, devout, downright, fair, forthright, Frank, frankly, freehearted, free-spoken, genuine, guileless, heartfelt, heart-whole, hearty, honest, honestly, ingenuous, kind, open, open-hearted, outspoken, overt, plain, plainly, right-down, round, sincere, single, straight, straightforward, true, truly, truthful, undisguised, unfeigned, unpretending, unreserved, well-meant), pentru totdeauna (for ever, for ever and a day, for ever and ever, for good, for good and all, for keeps, forever, forevermore), pe loc (immediately, on short notice, out of hand, Pat, right, slick, straight away), fãţiş (bold, downright, Frank, open, openly, outspoken, overt, overtly, sincere), direct (bluff, bluntly, candidly, categorical, direct, directly, due, fair, first hand, flat, formal, frankly, full, immediate, official, open, openly, plump, straight, straightforward, straightforwardly, straightly, straightway, through), deschis (above board, artless, avowedly, bald, baldly, barefaced, barely, blunt, broad, direct, downright, flatly, forthright, Frank, frankly, freehearted, free-spoken, guileless, light, naked, open, openly, outspoken, overt, overtly, pale, patent, plainly, raw, round, roundly, sincere, Square, straight, straightforward, unfeigned, unreserved), cu totul (all, all in all, downright, entirely, every bit, merely, most, out and out, perfectly, plenty, quite, right, thoroughly, to the full, up to the nines, utterly, wholly), complet (absolute, all out, broad, clear, collected, complement, complete, completely, comprehensive, dead, down to the ground, downright, entire, entirely, every bit, every inch, exhaustive, fairly, flat, full, fully, good, hollow, perfect, purely, quite, stark, strict, suite, thorough, thoroughly, thoroughpaced, to the bone, total, unabridged, utter, utterly, whole). (various references)

Russian 

совершенный (complete, dead, exquisite, ideal, masterly, out and out, out-and-out, perfect, perfective, right-down, thorough, unexceptionable, unexceptional), совершенно (absolutely, at all, clean, clear, completely, down to the ground, entirely, perfectly, quite, stark, thoroughly, through and through, throughout, utterly), раз навсегда, вполне (altogether, completely, fully, hollow, out and out, perfectly, plenty, pretty, quite, richly, thoroughly, throughly, to a nicety), открыто (avowedly, baldly, barely, in the face, openly, overtly, patently, professedly, publicly, unreservedly), аутрайт, прямой (candid, direct, downright, erect, face-to-face, first hand, first-level, flat, forthright, free-spoken, lank, outspoken, peer-to-peer, plain, plain dealer, straight, straight out, straightaway, straighted, straightforward, straight-out, up and down, upright), прямо (avowedly, bang, direct, directly, endlong, endways, endwise, erect, foursquare, head-on, in plain English, just, on the level, plainly, plump, point blank, slap, spang, squarely, straight, straight from the shoulder, straight out, straightly, up and down, uprightly), полный (absolute, abysmal, all out, complete, corpulent, crowded, entire, exhaustive, floor-to-floor, flush, fraught, fubsy, full, full-bodied, full-length, implicit, in flesh, in the flesh, integrate, out and out, overall, plenary, plug-to-plug, plum, portly, rotund, round, seamless, teetotal, thorough, total, unabbreviated, unabridged, uncut, utter). (various references)

Serbo-Croatian

potpuno (absolutely, all over, broadly, completely, consummately, dead, entirely, full scale, fully, purely, roundly, sheer, solely, span-new, stark, thoroughly, throughly, totally, unreservedly, utterly, whole), potpun (absolute, complete, consummate, crass, downright, plenary, stark, thorough-paced, total, unmixed, utter, uttermost), namah, go (bare, naked, nude, starknaked, stitch, unclothed, undressed). (various references)

Spanish

total (absolute, aggregate, catholic, complex, entire, overall, sheer, sum, summation, tally, throwput, total, totalization, utter, whole, wholesale), rotundo (absolute, circular, forthright, rotund, round, roundly, Square), plenario (absolutely, full, plenary, thorough, total, totally), incondicional para (all out, solid), franco (aboveboard, bald, blunt, candid, clear, direct, evident, exempt, forthright, foursquare, franc, Frank, free, freehearted, freely, gratis, hearty, honest, naked, open, open-faced, outspoken, plain, plainspoken, straightforward, toll free, unenslaved, untrapped), francamente (bluntly, frankly, honestly, openly, outspokenly, plain, plainly, really), entero (all in one, clear, complete, entire, intact, integer, integral, livelong, not castrated, overall, payment, point, resolute, sound, strong, total, unbroken, upright, whole), definitivo (completive, definitive, determinate, final, hard, permanent, ultimate), declarado (avowed, declared, professed), de una vez (at once, for goods and all), de un golpe (at one blow), completo (absolute, all around, all round, clear, complete, consummate, downright, entire, finished, full, inclusive, integral, omnibus, overall, perfect, plain, plenary, Plumb, rank, round, sheer, stark, thorough, total, unalloyed, utter, whole), abiertamente (aboveboard, openly, overtly). (various references)

Swedish

rent ut (flat). (various references)

Turkish

tamamen (absolutely, all, altogether, at large, bang, bang on, chock, clean, clear, completely, dead, definitely, downright, entirely, exactly, fair, fully, heart and soul, hollow, holo-, hopelessly, in the highest degree, in toto, neck and crop, off, out and out, perfectly, plenty, precious, properly, quite, richly, roundly, sheer, simply, staring, stark, thoroughly, thro, through, through and through, thru, thru and thru, up to the hilt, utterly, well, whole, wholly, wide), tam (absolute, accomplished, according to cocker, accurate, all out, at the time, bang, bang on, blank, clear, complete, consummate, correct, dead, desperately, downright, due, engrained, entire, even, exact, exactly, factual, full, full complement, fully, holo-, implicit, ingrained, intact, integral, intimate, just, literal, mathematical, on time, out and out, overall, perfect, plenary, Plumb, plunk, precise, precisely, prize, prompt, proper, punctual, rank, right, rightdown, root and branch, round, sharp, sheer, simple, slap bang, slick, solid, spot-on, Square, stark, straight, strict, the very, thorough, thoroughgoing, to a t, true, trueborn, unalloyed, unambiguous, unmitigated, unredeemed, unreserved, utter, very, whole), kesin (absolute, accurate, assertive, categorical, certain, cheese it, clean-cut, clear-cut, conclusive, decided, decisive, declared, definite, definitive, determined, dogmatic, downright, exact, express, extreme, final, firm, flat, frozen, implicit, indisputable, indubitable, irreversible, irrevocable, mathematical, ocular, peremptory, point blank, pointed, precise, pronounced, rigid, rigorous, round, safe, scientific, specific, spot-on, Square, stark, sure, sure as death, unambiguous, uncompromising, undoubted, unquestionable, unquestioned, unquestioning, utter), hemen (anon, as soon as, at a word, at no time, at once, bang off, directly, forthwith, immediate, immediately, in a jiffy, in a snap, in an instant, in no time, in short order, in two ticks, incontinently, instantaneously, instanter, instantly, on the instant, on the spot, out of hand, presently, prompt, pronto, right away, right of the bat, right off, slick, soon, straight away, straight off, straightaway, then and there), dobra dobra (bluntly, downright, forthright, frankly, in plain english, roundly, straight out, straight-from-the-shoulder, without mincing matters), düpedüz (completely, downright, flatly, sheer, utterly), bir defada (at once, at one heat), bütün olarak (bodily, completely, en bloc, totally), anında (in an instant, instantly, on the instant, on the spur of the moment, right away, right of the bat, simultaneous, then and there), açıkça (above board, avowedly, bluntly, clear, clearly, cloudlessly, declaredly, definitely, directly, distinctly, downright, evidently, expressly, fairly, flatly, frankly, in round terms, manifestly, nakedly, openly, outspokenly, plainly, plump, point blank, professedly, roundly, simply, straight out), açık (aboveground, apparent, articulate, avowed, bare, blank, broad, candid, categorical, clean-cut, clear, clear-cut, cloudless, confessed, decided, declared, decollete, deficiency, deficient, deficient amount, deficit, definite, definitive, direct, distinct, downright, evident, expansive, explicit, exposed, express, expressly, fair, forthright, free, gaping, hospitable, in blank, light, loose, lucent, lucid, luminous, obvious, open, open air, open ended, outdoor, overt, pale, patent, perspicuous, plain, point blank, precise, raw, revealing, round, serene, shadowless, shirt-sleeve, shortage, shortfall, spread, Square, straightforward, swinging, translucent, unambiguous, unashamed, unclouded, uncomplicated, unconcealed, uncovered, uncrossed, undisguised, unequivocal, unlocked, unmistakable, unobstructed, unprotected, unsealed, upfront, vacant, visible, well-marked, wide open, wishywashy). (various references)

Ukrainian

цілковитий (absolute, abysmal, all out, crass, dense, exquisite, orbicular, out and out, pure, right-down, teetotal), цілком (absolutely, all, all in all, all of, all out, altogether, at all, bodily, broad, clean, clear, completely, duly, en bloc, entirely, fairly, full, fully, hollow, nicely, perfectly, pure, purely, quite, richly, soundly, thoroughly, well, wholly), цілеспрямований (purposeful, single minded), відразу (at once, direct, directly, double quick, forthright, holus-bolus, on the spot, readily, right away, straight away, straightway, therewith), відверто (above board, avowedly, baldly, barely, broadly, confessedly, explicitly, frankly, freely, in public, open-heartedly, openly, outspokenly, plain, plainly, professedly, unreservedly, without reserve), відвертий (above board, candid, direct, expansive, forthright, free-hearted, nude, open, outgiving, outspoken, plain, plainspoken, professed, self-confessed, unreserved, upstanding), негайно (amain, anon, at once, at short notice, belive, by and by, chop-chop, forthwith, immediately, in an instant, in one's track, instantly, like a shot, on the spot, promptly, right away, right off), зовсім (altogether, any, at all, clear, shrewdly, utterly, wholly), прямо (above board, avowedly, baldly, bang, barely, broadly, clean, direct, directly, flush, forthright, outspokenly, plainly, plump, point blank, roundly, straight, through, upright), прямий (above board, bald, barefaced, bounden, candid, direct, downright, erect, forthright, ostensive, outspoken, perpendicular, plainspoken, point blank, spadish, straight, straightforward, through), повністю (absolutely, all, all in all, chock, cold, completely, directly, entirely, fully, hollow, in the whole, in total, radically, sheer, solid, throughout, totally, whole-hog, wholly), повний (absolute, all out, big, broad, chock-a-block, complete, crass, definitive, entire, fatty, flush, full, integral, orbicular, out and out, overall, overblown, perfect, plenary, profound, pudgy, pure, rotund, round, total, utter, whole), до кінця (an-end, whole-hog). (various references)

Vietnamese 

to� n bộ thẳng, to� n bộ ngay lập tức thẳng, tất cả (all, altogether, bodily, universal), ho� n to� n (all, all right, all-in-all, altogether, backbone, clean, completely, consummate, due, full, fully, heartily, hilt, hollow, inch, out-and-out, perfectly, profound, purely, quite, regular, sheer, stark, thorough, thoroughly, undivided, utter, utterly, wholly), dứt khoát (blankly, clear-cut, decisive, distinct, final, flatly, specific, square, squarely), công khai; toạc móng heo triệt để, công khai; toạc móng heo. (various references)

Derivations

Words beginning with "outright": outrightly. (additional references)

Misspellings

"Outright" is suggested in spellcheckers for the following: Botwright, ooutright, Outrights. (additional references)

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Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams

-2 letters: outhit, righto, rotgut, trough.

-3 letters: girth, griot, grith, grout, guiro, houri, ought, right, rough, routh, tight, tough, trigo, troth, trout, truth, tutor.

-4 letters: giro, girt, gout, grit, grot, hour, hurt, riot, roti, rout, ruth, thio, thir, thou, thro, thru, thug, tiro, toit, tori, tort, tour, tout, trig, trio, trot, trug.

-5 letters: ghi, git, gor.

+2 letters: outrightly.

+3 letters: droughtiest, outthrowing.

+4 letters: interwrought, outthrobbing, outthrusting, shortcutting, throughither.

+5 letters: counterweight, mouthwatering, outstretching, toothbrushing.