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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Which is to say, Colón-Zayas knows the ups and downs of being talented, hardworking and sometimes straight-out ignored, as Tina is in so much of “Napkins.”
From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 18, 2025
“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
Nichole Perkins: Honestly, I have gotten to a point where I just straight-out ask, “Have you ever dated a black woman before?”
From Slate • Nov. 23, 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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