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Unfortunately, the attitude of many towards the press, humanitarians included and especially government workers, is often one of suspicion, if not outright fear.
Alvin Adams

Meaning of "outright" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF OUTRIGHT

outright  [ˈaʊtˌraɪt] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF OUTRIGHT

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Outright can act as an adjective and an adverb.
The adjective is the word that accompanies the noun to determine or qualify it.

The adverb is an invariable part of the sentence that can change, explain or simplify a verb or another adverb.

WHAT DOES OUTRIGHT MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Outright

Outright is a US accounting and bookkeeping application that assists small businesses and sole proprietors with managing their business income and expenses. It also provides them with a means to organize and categorize expenses for filing a Schedule C.

Definition of outright in the English dictionary

The first definition of outright in the dictionary is without qualifications or limitations. Other definition of outright is complete; total. Outright is also straightforward; direct.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH OUTRIGHT


birthright
ˈbɜːθˌraɪt
cartwright
ˈkɑːtˌraɪt
copyright
ˈkɒpɪˌraɪt
cordierite
ˈkɔːdɪəˌraɪt
diorite
ˈdaɪəˌraɪt
downright
ˈdaʊnˌraɪt
forthright
ˈfɔːθˌraɪt
ghostwrite
ˈɡəʊstˌraɪt
laterite
ˈlætəˌraɪt
meteorite
ˈmiːtɪəˌraɪt
millwright
ˈmɪlˌraɪt
playwright
ˈpleɪˌraɪt
Plowright
ˈplaʊˌraɪt
siderite
ˈsaɪdəˌraɪt
sphalerite
ˈsfæləˌraɪt
sybarite
ˈsɪbəˌraɪt
underwrite
ˈʊndəˌraɪt
upright
ˈʌpˌraɪt
wainwright
ˈweɪnˌraɪt
wheelwright
ˈwiːlˌraɪt

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE OUTRIGHT

outreason
outrecuidance
outredding
outridden
outride
outrider
outriding
outrig
outrigger
outrigging
outrightly
outrival
outro
outroar
outrode
outroll
outroop
outrooper
outroot
outroper

WORDS THAT END LIKE OUTRIGHT

all right
all-right
alright
bright
by right
eight
Enright
eyebright
eyes right
far right
far-right
fright
half-right
in one´s own right
right
see someone right
she´ll be right
stage fright
the right
too right
wright

Synonyms and antonyms of outright in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

SYNONYMS OF «OUTRIGHT»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «outright» and belong to the same grammatical category.
synonyms of outright

Translation of «outright» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF OUTRIGHT

Find out the translation of outright to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of outright from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «outright» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

直率的
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

rotundo
570 millions of speakers

English

outright
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

एकमुश्त
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

صريح
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

напрямую
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

completo
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

সরাসরি
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

pur
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Betul-betul
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

klar
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

明白な
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

노골적인
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Outright
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

ngay
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

அப்பட்டமான
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

पूर्ण
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

düpedüz
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

completo
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

wprost
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

безпосередньо
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

pur și simplu
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

οριστικές
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

volstrekte
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

regelrätt
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

outright
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of outright

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «OUTRIGHT»

The term «outright» is very widely used and occupies the 10.516 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «OUTRIGHT» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «outright» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «outright» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about outright

EXAMPLES

10 QUOTES WITH «OUTRIGHT»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word outright.
1
Alvin Adams
Unfortunately, the attitude of many towards the press, humanitarians included and especially government workers, is often one of suspicion, if not outright fear.
2
James Randolph Adams
Millions of dollars' worth of advertising shows such little respect for the reader's intelligence that it amounts almost to outright insult.
3
Eric Alterman
Whether people care enough about local news to pay for it is, sadly, an entirely different question than whether our democracy requires a strong watchdog function at the local level to ensure safeguards against abuse, chicanery, and outright dishonesty.
4
Bob Beauprez
Barack Obama isn't the first politician to break a promise, torture the truth or outright lie to the American people. But, he certainly is among the most accomplished at it.
5
Heather Brooke
Public relations is at best promotion or manipulation, at worst evasion and outright deception. What it is never about is a free flow of information.
6
Nick Clegg
I am a passionate believer in freedom of speech. I would not support anything which would impinge on aggressive robust freedom of the British press, but when things go wrong and there has been outright illegality, there should be proper accountability.
7
Jennifer Egan
I haven't had trouble with writer's block. I think it's because my process involves writing very badly. My first drafts are filled with lurching, cliched writing, outright flailing around. Writing that doesn't have a good voice or any voice. But then there will be good moments.
8
Jeff Greenfield
F.D.R. had to deal with Southern segregationists - and outright racists - who held power in Congress, so he had to yield to that power in order to get his New Deal legislation passed.
9
Jane Jacobs
There is a quality even meaner than outright ugliness or disorder, and this meaner quality is the dishonest mask of pretended order, achieved by ignoring or suppressing the real order that is struggling to exist and to be served.
10
Bruce Johnston
We try some really interesting things besides being outright commercial.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «OUTRIGHT»

Discover the use of outright in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to outright and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Good Ideas from Questionable Christians and Outright Pagans: ...
Steve Wilkens introduces the study of philosophy by exploring a single issue from each of these well-known philosophers: Socrates, Plato, Aristotle, Augustine, Aquinas, Descartes, Kierkegaard, Marx, Nietzsche and Sartre.
Steve Wilkens, 2003
2
Outright Barbarous: How the Violent Language of the Right ...
How the violent rhetoric of the Right has polluted political discourse in America
Jeffrey Feldman, 2008
3
Don't Swallow Your Gum!: Myths, Half-Truths, and Outright ...
People have more access to medical information than ever before, and yet we still believe “facts” about our bodies and health that are just plain wrong.
Aaron Carroll, MD, Rachel Vreeman, MD, 2009
4
Curmudgeons, Drunkards, and Outright Fools: Courts-Martial ...
Among the court-martialed transgressors presented in this volume are an officer nicknamed ?Stumpy? because he tended to hide behind tree stumps during combat and a man tried for calling his superior a ?miserable reptile.
Thomas P. Lowry, 2003
5
Peace, Love, & Barbecue: Recipes, Secrets, Tall Tales, and ...
Original. 75,000 first printing. PEACE, LOVE, and BARBECUE is an extraordinary behind-the-scenes journey into the world of barbecue with Grand World Champion pitmaster Mike Mills as your guide.
Mike Mills, Amy Mills Tunnicliffe, 2005
6
Outdoor Yarns and Outright Lies
Guaranteed to spark memories of enjoyable time spent afield, this classic collection of stories from well-loved authors Gene Hill and Steve Smith captures the essence and humor of the outdoor life.
Gene Hill, Steve Smith, 2007
7
The Heart Outright: A Play
THE STORY: In the first act, subtitled THE DIRTY PICTURE MAN, Stephen (Red) Ryder, the reluctant nineteen-year-old hero of the original play, is now a twenty-seven-year-old Vietnam veteran who has lost a hand in the war.
Mark Howard Medoff, 1990
8
Graham Crackers: Fuzzy Memories, Silly Bits, and Outright Lies
Recounts the author's life and experiences as a member of the Monty Python troupe, and offers a selection of comedy scripts and humorous articles
Graham Chapman, 1997
9
Outright Assassination: The Trial and Execution of Antun ...
Did the penalty fit the crime? Now available in paperback, this book answers these and many more questions that, until now, have received cursory treatment as part of a general history rather than the thorough analysis they deserve.
Adel Beshara, 2012
10
Savage Lies: The Half-truths, Distortions and Outright Lies ...
" But now, award-winning journalist Bill Bowman puts the truth to Savage's lies, revealing Savage's rampant egotism, sloppy research and willingness to spin "facts" out of whole cloth.This is not an attack on Savage's opinions.
Bill Bowman, 2006

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «OUTRIGHT»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term outright is used in the context of the following news items.
1
Pearson owned the FT outright, but it only owns half of the The …
Pearson owned the FT outright, but it only owns half of the Economist Group, and owns that as part of an ownership and control scheme that ... «New York Recorder, Jul 15»
2
Loan For Arsenal's Wojciech Szczesny As Roma Baulk At Outright
Roma are taking Wojciech Szczesny on loan from Arsenal after baulking at the asking price for a permanent deal slapped on the goalkeeper's ... «Inside Futbol, Jul 15»
3
Outright repeal of COOL defies consumer sentiment
Outright repeal of COOL defies consumer sentiment. Saved ... 2015-07-25T02:48:00Z 2015-07-25T14:00:08Z Outright repeal of COOL defies consumer ... «Ravalli Republic, Jul 15»
4
IndyCar: Honda Earns Second Outright Win Of 2015 At Iowa
Both of these victories were marred by rain, meaning Honda was yet to win a race under normal conditions and outright. Honda engineered ... «VAVEL.com, Jul 15»
5
Third of homes will be owned outright by 2025 as older people pay …
While more older people than ever will own their own home outright, it is becoming increasingly hard for younger families to even get on to the ... «Daily Mail, Jul 15»
6
Q1 earnings won't be outright disappointment; see 10-11% dollar …
Therefore, the first quarter earnings season will not be an outright disappointment. We have to segregate it and look at bottoms-up. There are ... «Economic Times, Jul 15»
7
William Binney: NSA Claim Not to Be Mining Content Is an "Outright
In a very powerful exclusive interview, I recently had the privilege of speaking to an American hero, William Binney, NSA whistleblower. «Huffington Post, Jul 15»
8
By: Dave Tickner
Our cricket expert Dave Tickner has 12/1 and 33/1 outright picks for the Royal London One-Day Cup. Sky Bet. Royal London One Day Cup. «Sportinglife.com, Jul 15»
9
Justin Trudeau refuses outright support for Energy East pipeline
Liberal Leader Justin Trudeau stopped short of offering unqualified support to the Energy East pipeline on Monday, saying he wants to let the ... «CBC.ca, Jul 15»
10
The Latest: Zach Johnson Makes Turn With Outright Open Lead
Zach Johnson made the turn in the final round of the British Open with the outright lead. The 2007 Masters champion shot 31 on the front nine ... «ABC News, Jul 15»

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