Out-and-out (Adjective)
Meaning
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".
Classification
All adjective clusters.
Examples
- His out-and-out refusal to consider our proposal was unexpected and quite hard to understand.
- Their out-and-out determination won them the championship title.
- She gave an out-and-out performance that left the audience in awe of her talent.
- It was out-and-out chaos in the city after the natural disaster struck.
- The movie was an out-and-out action-packed blockbuster that left viewers on the edge of their seats.