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straight-out

/ˈstreɪt.aʊt/

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adjective

/ˈstreɪt.aʊt/B2formalamerican
  • ruИспользуется в американском английском для описания чего-то прямого, абсолютного или безоговорочного.

Used in American English to describe something that is direct, absolute, or without qualification.

  1. Unreserved or absoluteB2informalamerican

    Complete, total, or without any reservation or exception.

    ruКатегорический

    • He gave a straight-out refusal to the offer.
    • That is a straight-out lie.
    • She offered a straight-out denial of the accusations.

    Synonymsabsolutecategoricalout-and-outoutrighttotalunconditionalunqualifiedunreserved

    Antonymsambiguousconditionalequivocalguardedpartialqualifiedreservedtentative

Forms
  • more straight-out comparative form
  • most straight-out superlative form