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outright

 
/ˈaʊtraɪt/ adjective [always before noun]

Translation

total, clear, and certain
tam, açık, ortada, kesin, bütün
an outright ban on smoking an outright lie an outright victory 1922
outright
 
 
/ˌaʊtˈraɪt/ adverb
net bir şekilde
She needs 51% of the vote to win outright. He was killed outright (= immediately) when the car hit him.
(Definition of outright adjective from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary English-Turkish © Cambridge University Press)

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