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right out

right out adverb: bluntly, directly, straight up.

Adverb

right out (not comparable)

  1. bluntly, directly, straight up.
    • One minute he's so glad to be with me, kissy-kissy, & the next minute he tells me right out he doesn't care if he's with me or not.1975, Lou Sullivan, personal diary, quoted in 2019, Ellis Martin, Zach Ozma (editors), We Both Laughed In Pleasure

Questions about right out

What does right out mean?
Right out means bluntly, directly, straight up.
What part of speech is right out?
Right out is an adverb.

Words near right out in the dictionary

  1. right off
  2. right off the bat
  3. right on
  4. right one
  5. right ones
  6. right out
  7. right out of the gate
  8. right out straight
  9. right outer join
  10. right outer joins
  11. right quick

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