definition of
out-and-out

[1] #1 out-and-out s. [absolute, downright, rank, right-down, sheer] complete and without restriction or qualification; sometimes used informally as intensifiers; "absolute freedom"; "an absolute dimwit"; "a downright lie"; "out-and-out mayhem"; "an out-and-out lie"; "a rank outsider"; "many right-down vices"; "got the job. wn