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Adjective (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”Synonyms: absolute downright rank right-down sheerOpposite incompleteSimilar complete

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Webster's Dictionary (1913)

out-and-out, out and out adjective

Without any reservation or disguise; downright; plain; unqualified; absolute; as, an out and out villain; an out-and-out lie. Syn. — flat-out, outright.

out-and-out, out and out adverb

Completely; wholly; openly.

Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), from GCIDE 0.54 · with additions: +PJC, WordNet 1.5