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out-and-out

ou·tan·dout

uncommon

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”

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