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out-and-out
Out-and-out means "absolute" or "complete," often in a
bad way. A terrible party is an out-and-out disaster, and the
people who said theyd bring cupcakes but didnt told an
out-and-out lie.
The adjective out-and-out is particularly useful for providing emphasis, often in a negative way but not
always. For example, you can call your favorite teacher an out-and-out hero, or describe a crooked
politician as an out-and-out criminal. An angry English teacher might call a copied paper an out-and-
out case of plagiarism, and you might bake a cake for your best friend's birthday that's an out-and-out
masterpiece. If someone steals it, shes an out-and-out cake thief.

Denitions of Word Family

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the "out-and-out" family

1.
adj complete and without restriction or
qualication; sometimes used
informally as intensiers
Usage Examples
And he views the relationship as in decline if not
out-and-out disintegration.
New York Times Oct 5, 2017

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out-and-out mayhem Such refusals wouldnt be freedom of speech - they

would be discrimination, and in some cases out-and-
an out-and-out lie out professional misconduct.
Washington Times Oct 2, 2017
Synonyms: absolute, downright, rank, right-
down, sheer Straight-up horror, mostly of the psychological
variety, though theres some out-and-out gore as
complete
well.
having every necessary or normal part
The Verge Sep 26, 2017
or component or step
For those looking for out-and-out hope, the young
singer-songwriter Daniel Caesar was probably the
best place to turn.
Los Angeles Times Sep 11, 2017

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