Definition of OUT-AND-OUT

out-and-out

S

  • complete and without restriction or qualification; sometimes used informally as intensifiers
    • "absolute freedom"
    • "an absolute dimwit"
    • "a downright lie"
    • "out-and-out mayhem"
    • "an out-and-out lie"
    • "a rank outsider"
    • "many right-down vices"
    • "got the job through sheer persistence"
    • "sheer stupidity"

Examples

  • absolute freedom
  • an absolute dimwit
  • a downright lie
  • out-and-out mayhem
  • an out-and-out lie
  • a rank outsider
  • many right-down vices
  • got the job through sheer persistence
  • sheer stupidity

Synonyms

absolute, downright, out-and-out, rank, right-down, sheer