Outright | Mean of outright in English Dictionary

/ˌaʊtˈraɪt/

• in a full and complete way
1. They rejected the idea outright. [=altogether, completely]
2. She won the competition outright.
3. The painting is now owned outright by the museum.
• quickly and completely
1. Those who were not killed outright [=immediately] later died of hunger.
2. Their house was destroyed outright by the fire.
• in one payment of money
1. I bought the car outright.

• in a direct and open way that does not hide anything
1. Some people laughed outright when he told us his idea.
• complete and total
1. Your room is an outright mess!
2. That's an outright lie!
• not limited in any way
1. They passed an outright ban on guns. [=all guns were completely banned]
2. an outright gift
3. I was surprised by their outright rejection of the idea.