outright refusal

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• outright — out|right1 [ˈautraıt] adj [only before noun] 1.) clear and direct ▪ an outright refusal ▪ an outright attack on his actions 2.) complete and total ▪ an outright victory ▪ an outright ban on the sale of tobacco 3.) the outright winner/victor… …   Dictionary of contemporary English

• outright — 1 adverb 1 without trying to hide your feelings or intentions: They laughed outright at my suggestion. | Tell him outright exactly what you think. 2 completely: The town was destroyed outright. | She won outright. 3 buy/own sth outright to own… …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

• outright — outrightness, n. adj. /owt ruyt /; adv. /owt ruyt , ruyt /, adj. 1. complete or total: an outright loss. 2. downright or unqualified: an outright refusal. 3. without further payments due, restrictions, or qualifications: an outright sale of the… …   Universalium

• outright — out•right adj. [[t]ˈaʊtˌraɪt[/t]] adv. [[t]ˈaʊtˈraɪt, ˌraɪt[/t]] adj. 1) complete; total 2) downright; unqualified: an outright refusal[/ex] 3) involving no further payments due or other restrictions: an outright sale[/ex] 4) archaic directed… …   From formal English to slang

• outright — /ˈaʊtraɪt / (say owtruyt) adjective 1. complete or total: an outright loss. 2. downright or unqualified: an outright refusal. –adverb 3. completely; entirely. 4. without restraint, reserve, or concealment; openly. 5. at once …  

• refusal — noun ADJECTIVE ▪ absolute, adamant, blank (BrE), blunt, complete, flat, outright, point blank, utter ▪ the panel …   Collocations dictionary

• refusal — n. 1) an adamant, curt, flat, outright, point blank, unyielding refusal 2) a first refusal (BE; CE has first option) 3) a refusal to + inf. (I could not comprehend her refusal to help) 4) (misc.) to meet with a refusal * * * [rɪ fjuːz(ə)l] curt… …   Combinatory dictionary

• outright — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} adj. Outright is used with these nouns: ↑ban, ↑cancellation, ↑confrontation, ↑contempt, ↑deception, ↑denial, ↑disbelief, ↑dismissal, ↑hostility, ↑lie, ↑majori …   Collocations dictionary

• school refusal — (skool ruh.FYOOZ.uhl) n. An extreme fear of attending school. Example Citations: But now with child psychologists, school refusal has actually been coined as a medical term. The definition is what you would expect: the child is unreasonably… …   New words

• out´right´ness — out|right «OWT RYT», adverb, adjective. –adv. 1. not gradually; altogether; entirely: »to sell a thing outright. We paid for our car outright. 2. without restraint, reserve, or concealment; openly: »I laughed outright. 3. at once; …   Useful english dictionary

• out´right´ly — out|right «OWT RYT», adverb, adjective. –adv. 1. not gradually; altogether; entirely: »to sell a thing outright. We paid for our car outright. 2. without restraint, reserve, or concealment; openly: »I laughed outright. 3. at once; …   Useful english dictionary