Where does “outright” come from?

Outright comes from Middle English outright, a compound of out and right whose original sense remains unattested.

outright (English): Wholly, completely and entirely; Openly and...

Definitions

  1. Wholly, completely and entirely; Openly and...

Ancestry of “outright”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Englishoutright

Words derived from “outright

Every word from Middle English outright
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