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Outlying vs Outright - What's the difference?

outlying | outright |

As adjectives the difference between outlying and outright

is that outlying is relatively remote from some central location while outright is unqualified and unreserved.

As a noun outlying

is a region relatively remote from a central location.

As an adverb outright is

wholly, completely and entirely.

As a verb outright is

(sports) to release a player , without conditions.

outlying

English

Adjective

(en adjective)
  • Relatively remote from some central location.
    • The more outlying villages were never visited by their member of parliament.
  • Located outside of some boundary or limit.
    • When the map was redrawn after the war, our cousin found herself living in outlying territory.

    Related terms

    * outlier

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • A region relatively remote from a central location.
  • * 1975 , United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on Public Works. Subcommittee on Environmental Pollution, Water Pollution Control Act of 1972: Effect on Small Communities
    • The other areas and the outlyings will have to come in at a later date, although the council wrestles with that periodically. But the amount of money involved would be substantial.

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    outright

    English

    Adverb

    (-)
  • Wholly, completely and entirely.
    • I refute those allegations outright .
  • Openly and without reservation.
    • I have just responded outright to that question.
  • At once.
    • Two people died outright and one more later.
  • With no outstanding conditions.
    • I have bought the house outright .
  • (informal) Blatantly; inexcusably.
    • That was an outright stupid thing to say.

    Synonyms

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    Adjective

    (-)
  • Unqualified and unreserved.
    • I demand an outright apology.
  • Total or complete.
    • We achieved outright domination.
    Truths, half truths and outright lies.
    With little effort they found dozens of outright lies.
    He found a pattern of non-transparency and outright deception.
  • Having no outstanding conditions.
  • * Deutsche Bundesbank, Outright transactions
    • According to the general rules for Eurosystem monetary policy instruments and procedures, the outright' purchase and sale of securities on the market (' outright transactions) are among the standard open market operations used within the Eurosystem’s monetary policy framework.
    I made an outright purchase of the house.
    They don't seek outright independence, but rather greater autonomy.

    Synonyms

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    Verb

    (en verb)
  • (sports) To release a player , without conditions.
  • * {{quote-news, year=2007, date=August 30, author=Ben Shpigel, title=Martínez to Audition for Mets’ Brain Trust, work=New York Times citation
    • , passage=Sandy Alomar Jr. cleared waivers and was outrighted to Class AA Binghamton in preparation for his promotion when rosters expand Saturday. }}