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outfront

outfront is the alternative form of out-front.

Meaning of out-front

Adjective

out-front (comparative more out-front, superlative most out-front)

  1. Forthright, explicit, open.
    • Lesbians in NOW were tired of being told "You can do all the work but you can't say who you are," which is, of course, a humiliating posture. The out-front lesbians in the organization forced the organization to confront the issue.1978 August 19, Tim Cwiek, Karen DeCrow, “Interview: Former NOW President DeCrow Talks About Gay Issues”, in Gay Community News, volume 6, number 5, page 7

Forms of outfront

comparativemore outfront
superlativemost outfront

Questions about outfront

What is outfront the alternative form of?
Outfront is the alternative form of out-front.

Words near outfront in the dictionary

  1. outfreaks
  2. outfreeze
  3. outfreezes
  4. outfreezing
  5. outfriend
  6. outfront
  7. outfrown
  8. outfrowned
  9. outfrowning
  10. outfrowns
  11. outfroze

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