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Discover LudwigThe phrase "are outright" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used to describe something that is completely or unequivocally true or present.
Example: "The claims made in the report are outright false and misleading."
Alternatives: "are completely" or "are totally".
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are outright
adverb
Wholly, completely and entirely.
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Then there are outright misrepresentations.
Others are outright shams.
A few are outright dull.
His charges are "outright lies", Mr Santos told Bello.
Some of his criticisms are outright pernicious, though.
Other village residents are outright opposed to same-sex marriages.
"Many people are outright hungry, skipping meals," he said.
Many of the MBL's adherents are outright libertarians who scorn the PT as "communist".
Suggestions of "aerial landscaping of Buenos Aires", where many of my friends live, are outright shocking.
In the smaller provinces resentment against the centre is running high, though few Pakistanis are outright secessionists.
Some of the best physicists in the world say they don't understand Dr. Verlinde's paper, and many are outright skeptical.
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