straight-out en · ADJ
Meanings
- Acting without concealment, obliquity, or compromise.
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unqualified; thoroughgoing
Anne was indignant with that straight-out and generous indignation which belongs to women, who are ready to follow their principles to any result with more inconsiderate fearlessness than men.
1856, Harriet Beecher Stowe, Dred, A Tale of the Great Dismal Swamp:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| most straight-out | Degree=Sup | lexicographic | |
| more straight-out | Degree=Cmp | lexicographic |