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be outright
adverb
Wholly, completely and entirely.
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And it didn't have to be outright sex — it might just be fervent friendship.
The political outcomes that worry the market the most would be outright victories.
These programs can contain vulnerabilities, and pirated programs and random add-ons may be outright malicious.
Each is considered a solid prospect but none are judged to be outright can't-miss players.
In those situations, the only possible strategy may be outright avoidance — albeit at some personal sacrifice.
And it didn't have to be outright sex it might just be fervent friendship.
That, however, would not be outright abolition of the second amendment.
But many of the stories, said Zeid, had been "grossly distorted" or subsequently revealed to be "outright fabrications".
"There are widespread expectations," she writes, "that major institutions will not be outright dominated only by white men".
It used to be uncivil to talk about bodily functions; now it's uncivil to be outright fucking racist".
He has also made what PolitiFact judged to be outright false statements in the last Republican debate about his ties to a nutritional-supplement company.
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