The difference between Outright and Thorough
When used as adjectives, outright means unqualified and unreserved, whereas thorough means painstaking and careful not to miss or omit any detail.
Outright is also adverb with the meaning: wholly, completely and entirely.
Outright is also verb with the meaning: to release a player outright, without conditions.
Thorough is also noun with the meaning: a furrow between two ridges, to drain off the surface water.
Thorough is also preposition with the meaning: through.
check bellow for the other definitions of Outright and Thorough
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Outright as an adverb:
Wholly, completely and entirely.
Examples:
"I refute those allegations outright."
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Outright as an adverb:
Openly and without reservation.
Examples:
"I have just responded outright to that question."
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Outright as an adverb:
At once.
Examples:
"Two people died outright and one more later."
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Outright as an adverb:
With no outstanding conditions.
Examples:
"I have bought the house outright."
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Outright as an adverb (informal):
Blatantly; inexcusably.
Examples:
"That was an outright stupid thing to say."
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Outright as an adjective:
Unqualified and unreserved.
Examples:
"I demand an outright apology."
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Outright as an adjective:
Total or complete.
Examples:
"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."
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Outright as an adjective:
Having no outstanding conditions.
Examples:
"I made an outright purchase of the house."
"They don't seek outright independence, but rather greater autonomy."
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Outright as a verb (sports):
To release a player outright, without conditions.
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Thorough as an adjective:
Painstaking and careful not to miss or omit any detail.
Examples:
"The Prime Minister announced a thorough investigation into the death of a father of two in police custody."
"He is the most thorough worker I have ever seen."
"The infested house needs a thorough cleansing before it will be inhabitable."
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Thorough as an adjective:
Utter; complete; absolute.
Examples:
"It is a thorough pleasure to see him beg for mercy."
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Thorough as a preposition (obsolete):
Through.
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Thorough as a noun (UK, dialect):
A furrow between two ridges, to drain off the surface water.
Examples:
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