Straightforward vs Outright - What's the difference?
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Proceeding in a straight course or manner; not deviating; honest; frank.
* 1992 , George J. Church, "Why Voters Don't Trust Clinton," Time , 20 Apr, p. 38,
easy, simple, without difficulty
* 2013 , Daniel Taylor, Steven Gerrard goal against Poland ensures England will go to World Cup'' (in ''The Guardian , 15 October 2013)[http://www.theguardian.com/football/2013/oct/15/england-poland-world-cup-qualifier]
Wholly, completely and entirely.
Openly and without reservation.
At once.
With no outstanding conditions.
(informal) Blatantly; inexcusably.
Unqualified and unreserved.
Total or complete.
Having no outstanding conditions.
* Deutsche Bundesbank,
(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
, passage=Sandy Alomar Jr. cleared waivers and was outrighted to Class AA Binghamton in preparation for his promotion when rosters expand Saturday. }}
As adjectives the difference between straightforward and outright
is that straightforward is proceeding in a straight course or manner; not deviating; honest; frank while outright is unqualified and unreserved.As adverbs the difference between straightforward and outright
is that straightforward is in a straightforward manner while outright is wholly, completely and entirely.As a verb outright is
to release a player outright, without conditions.straightforward
English
Adjective
(en adjective)- A great deal of the uneasiness about Clinton reflects his propensity to dance away from straightforward yes or no answers to any character question.
- Poland played with great energy, quick to the ball, strong in the challenge, and projecting the clear sense they had absolutely no intention whatsoever of making this a straightforward night.
Derived terms
* straightforwardly * straightforwardness * unstraightforwardoutright
English
Adverb
(-)- I refute those allegations outright .
- I have just responded outright to that question.
- Two people died outright and one more later.
- I have bought the house outright .
- That was an outright stupid thing to say.
Synonyms
* See alsoAdjective
(-)- I demand an outright apology.
- 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.
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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