different between scandalous vs outright
scandalous
English
Etymology
From Medieval Latin scandalosus, via French scandaleuse; as if scandal + -ous.
Pronunciation
- (US) IPA(key): /?skænd?l?s/
Adjective
scandalous (comparative more scandalous, superlative most scandalous)
- Wrong, immoral, causing a scandal
- 1884, Mark Twain, Adventures of Huckleberry Finn
- The thing made a big stir in the town, too, and a good many come out flatfooted and said it was scandalous to separate the mother and the children that way.
- 1884, Mark Twain, Adventures of Huckleberry Finn
- Malicious, defamatory.
- 1592, Thomas Kyd, The Spanish Tragedie
- These be the scandalous reports of such / As loves not me, and hate my lord too much.
- 1887, Marie Corelli, Thelma
- I always disregard gossip--it is generally scandalous, and seldom true.
- 1592, Thomas Kyd, The Spanish Tragedie
- Outrageous; exceeding reasonable limits.
Derived terms
- scandalously
- scandalousness
Translations
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outright
English
Etymology
From Middle English outright, equivalent to out +? right.
Pronunciation
- (adverb): enPR: out-r?t?, IPA(key): /a?t??a?t/
- (adjective, verb): enPR: out?r?t, IPA(key): /?a?t?a?t/
Adverb
outright (not comparable)
- Wholly, completely and entirely.
- Openly and without reservation.
- At once.
- With no outstanding conditions.
- (informal) Blatantly; inexcusably.
Synonyms
- See also Thesaurus:completely
Translations
See also
- downright
Adjective
outright (not comparable)
- Unqualified and unreserved.
- Total or complete.
- Having no outstanding conditions.
Synonyms
- See also Thesaurus:total
Translations
Verb
outright (third-person singular simple present outrights, present participle outrighting, simple past and past participle outrighted)
- (sports) To release a player outright, without conditions.
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