straight-out
Americanadjective
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thoroughgoing.
a straight-out Democrat.
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frank; aboveboard.
adjective
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complete; thoroughgoing
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frank or honest
Etymology
Origin of straight-out
1830–40, from phrase straight out
Example Sentences
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“It’s a straight-out fight as it has been for the entire year,” said Red Bull team principal Christian Horner.
From Seattle Times • Dec. 6, 2021
In the town of Cicely, there are very few people that are portrayed as just straight-out bad.
From Salon • Sep. 10, 2020
The professionals, however, “are speaking out on a matter of public concern. These are straight-out retaliation cases.”
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 17, 2020
Like, just straight-out asked him, “What do you think of a show where we interview celebrities while making them eat violently hot chicken wings?”
From The Verge • Oct. 31, 2019
Usually, he ends up by discussing something far afield, an act which incites skepticism and suspicion in those anxious for a straight-out explanation.
From "Native Son" by Richard Wright
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