outright

adjective

1. complete or total: an outright loss.
2. downright or unqualified: an outright refusal.
3. without further payments due, restrictions, or qualifications: an outright sale of the car.
4. Archaic. directed straight out or on.

adverb

5. completely; entirely.
6. without restraint, reserve, or concealment; openly: Tell me outright what’s bothering you.
7. at once; instantly: to be killed outright.
8. without further payments due, restrictions, or qualifications: to own the house outright.
9. Archaic. straight out or ahead; directly onward.

adjective (ˈaʊtˌraɪt) (prenominal)

1. without qualifications or limitationsoutright ownership
2. complete; totalan outright lie
3. straightforward; directan outright manner

adverb (ˌaʊtˈraɪt)

4. without restrictionsbuy outright
5. without reservation or concealmentask outright
6. instantlyhe was killed outright
7. obsolete straight ahead or out

adv.c.1300, “completely, entirely; openly, directly; at once, without hesitation,” from out (adv.) + right (adj.1)). Meaning “all at once” is attested from c.1600. As an adjective, “direct, downright,” from 1530s.