straight out
[adjective]
Synonyms: utter, absolute, complete, downright, gross, out-and-out, outright, rank, thoroughgoing, unmitigated

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straight-out adjective

1. simple and direct; simply and directly
   • ● a straight-out refusal
   • ● They just straight-out rob you.

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straight out
plainly, in a way that hides nothing
The man was told straight out by his boss that his work was not satisfactory.

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straight out
{adv.} Plainly; in a way that hides nothing; without waiting or keeping back anything.
When Mother asked who broke the window, Jimmie told her right out that he did it.

When Ann entered the beauty contest her little brother told her straight out that she was crazy.

See: RIGHT OUT.

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