Home › Words › O › outrightoutright/ˈaʊtɹaɪt/outright means unqualified and unreserved.outright is pronounced /ˈaʊtɹaɪt/.EtymologyFrom Middle English outright. By surface analysis, out + right.adjUnqualified and unreserved.e.g.“I demand an outright apology.”Total or complete.e.g.“We achieved outright domination.”Having no outstanding conditions.e.g.“I made an outright purchase of the house.”advWholly; completely; entirely.e.g.“I refute those allegations outright.”Openly and without reservation; unreservedly.e.g.“I have just responded outright to that question.”At once.e.g.“Two people died outright and one more later.”With no outstanding conditions.e.g.“I have bought the house outright.”Blatantly; inexcusably; unambiguously.e.g.“That was an outright stupid thing to say.”verbTo release a player outright, without conditions.e.g.“Sandy Alomar Jr. cleared waivers and was outrighted to Class AA Binghamton in preparation for his promotion when rosters expand Saturday.” — 2007 August 30, Ben Shpigel, “Martínez to Audition for Mets’ Brain Trust”, in New York Times:Definitions & examples from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0).