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ADJECTIVE (1)

1. complete and without restriction or qualification; sometimes used informally as intensifiers;
- Example: "absolute freedom"
- Example: "an absolute dimwit"
- Example: "a downright lie"
- Example: "out-and-out mayhem"
- Example: "an out-and-out lie"
- Example: "a rank outsider"
- Example: "many right-down vices"
- Example: "got the job through sheer persistence"
- Example: "sheer stupidity"
[syn: absolute, downright, out-and-out(a), rank(a), right-down, sheer(a)]



The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

out-and-out \out-and-out\, out and out \out and out\adj.
   Without any reservation or disguise; downright; plain;
   unqualified; absolute; as, an out and out villain; an
   out-and-out lie.

   Syn: flat-out, outright.
        [WordNet 1.5 +PJC] out-and-out


The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

out-and-out \out-and-out\, out and out \out and out\adv.
   Completely; wholly; openly.
   [1913 Webster]


WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

out-and-out
    adj 1: 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" [syn: absolute,
           downright, out-and-out(a), rank(a), right-down,
           sheer(a)]


Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0:

106 Moby Thesaurus words for "out-and-out":
   absolute, admitting no exception, all-embracing, all-encompassing,
   all-out, all-pervading, arrant, born, broad-based, categorical,
   classical, clean, clear, complete, comprehensive, conclusive,
   congenital, consummate, crass, decided, decisive, deep-dyed,
   definite, definitive, determinate, downright, dyed-in-the-wool,
   egregious, entire, exhaustive, explicit, express, final, fixed,
   flagrant, flat, flat-out, glaring, global, gross, implicit,
   inappealable, indisputable, intensive, intolerable, omnibus,
   omnipresent, outright, peremptory, perfect, pervasive, plain,
   plumb, positive, precious, profound, pronounced, proper, pure,
   radical, rank, regular, round, shattering, sheer, shocking, stark,
   stark-staring, straight, straight-out, superlative, surpassing,
   sweeping, the veriest, thorough, thoroughgoing,
   through-and-through, total, ubiquitous, unbearable,
   uncircumscribed, unconditional, unconditioned, unconscionable,
   undeniable, undoubting, unequivocal, unhampered, unhesitating,
   universal, unlimited, unmistakable, unmitigated, unqualified,
   unquestioning, unrelieved, unreserved, unrestricted, unspoiled,
   unwaivable, utter, veritable, whole, wholesale, without exception,
   without reserve