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out-and-out

adj · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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adj

Meaning 1

Complete, utter.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: attributive, not-comparable

Examples

  • He is an out-and-out idiot.
  • an out-and-out lie

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: all-out, downright, flat-out, outright, abject, frightful, absolute, arrant, categoric, categorical, complete, consummate, decided, full, full-blown, full-bore, full-on, mere, out-and-out, perfect, precious, proper, pure, stark, rank, regular, right, root and branch, sheer, straight-out, thorough, thoroughgoing, total, unadulterated, unalloyed, unattenuated, uncompromising, unconditional, unfettered, unmitigated, unqualified, unreserved, unrestricted, utter, wholesale

Antonyms: none provided

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adj

Meaning 2

Thoroughly cross-bred; a breeding strategy esp. with poultry where new roosters are circulated yearly to maintain a mongrel flock.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: attributive, not-comparable

Qualifier: animal husbandry

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

No etymology was provided for this word.

Across languages

Translations

20 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Bulgarian: пълен (pǎlen) — complete
  • Bulgarian: стопроцентов (stoprocentov) — complete
  • Chinese Mandarin: 完全的 — complete
  • German: durch und durch — complete
  • Greek: εντελώς (entelós) — complete
  • Greek: ολοκληρωτικά (oloklirotiká) — complete
  • Greek: πέρα για πέρα (péra gia péra) — complete
  • Irish: amach is amach — complete
  • Italian: spaccato — complete
  • Polish: całkowity — complete
  • Polish: kompletny — complete
  • Scottish Gaelic: a-muigh is a-mach — complete
  • Spanish: a carta cabal — complete
  • Spanish: de tomo y lomo — complete
  • Spanish: puro y duro — complete
  • Spanish: pleno — complete
  • Spanish: de aúpa — complete
  • Swedish: ren — complete
  • Swedish: fullständig — complete
  • Swedish: fullkomlig — complete