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Plainspoken vs Outright - What's the difference?

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As adjectives the difference between plainspoken and outright

is that plainspoken is speaking plainly or simply while outright is unqualified and unreserved.

As an adverb outright is

wholly, completely and entirely.

As a verb outright is

to release a player outright, without conditions.

plainspoken

English

Alternative forms

* plain-spoken

Adjective

(en adjective)
  • Speaking plainly or simply.
    • He was a plainspoken fellow with plenty of amazing stories to tell.

    See also

    * outspoken * softspoken English adjectives ending in -en

    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. }}