outright

Etymology

From Middle English outright, equivalent to out + right.

adv

1. Wholly, completely and entirely.
   I refute those allegations outright.
2. Openly and without reservation.
   I have just responded outright to that question.
3. At once.
   Two people died outright and one more later.
4. With no outstanding conditions.
   I have bought the house outright.
5. (informal) Blatantly; inexcusably; unambiguously.
   That was an outright stupid thing to say.

adj

1. Unqualified and unreserved.
   I demand an outright apology.
2. Total or complete.
   We achieved outright domination.
   Truths, half truths and outright lies.
   With little effort they found dozens of outright lies.
   He found a pattern of non-transparency and outright deception.
3. Having no outstanding conditions.
   I made an outright purchase of the house.
   They don't seek outright independence, but rather greater autonomy.

verb

1. (sports) To release a player outright, without conditions.
   Sandy Alomar Jr. cleared waivers and was outrighted to Class AA Binghamton in preparation for his promotion when rosters expand Saturday. August 30, 2007, Ben Shpigel, “Martínez to Audition for Mets’ Brain Trust”, in New York Times