out-and-out

• Adjectif intensif utilisé pour décrire quelque chose d'absolu, complet ou total sous tous ses aspects, souvent avec une connotation négative ou péjorative.

An intensifying adjective used to describe something that is absolute, complete, or thorough in every respect.

1. Complete and absoluteB2informal

   Total and without any restriction or qualification; used to emphasize the extreme nature of something.

   Complet et absolu

   • That was an out-and-out lie.
   • He is an out-and-out professional in his field.
   • The project was an out-and-out failure from the start.

   Synonymesabsolutearrantcompletedownrightoutrightranksheerthoroughtotalunmitigatedunqualifiedutter

   Antonymesconditionalincompletelimitedpartialqualifiedrestricted