outright

🇬🇧 UK/'autrait/🇺🇸 US
IELTSTOEFLA1

Definitions

adj.

Complete and total, with no conditions or reservations.

完全的,彻底的,无保留的

adv.

Completely and without reservation; immediately and openly.

完全地,彻底地;直截了当地;立刻

🧩 Root Breakdown

Native English
outrightother
=outright

Common Collocations

  • 1.outright rejection完全拒绝
  • 2.outright refusal彻底拒绝

Example Sentences

  • 1.

    The committee issued an outright rejection of the controversial proposal.

  • 2.

    She gave an outright refusal to participate in the illegal scheme.

  • 3.

    His outright honesty about his mistakes earned respect from his colleagues.

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