out-and-out
Through and through
Out-and-out means complete or absolute, with no qualification: an out-and-out lie, an out-and-out fraud.
The phrase emphasizes that something is entirely what it claims to be, usually something negative.
It functions as an intensifying adjective: He's an out-and-out scoundrel.
absolute
Lacking nothing, fully done
- totalComplete sum
- utterTo vocalize words
- thoroughComplete in every detail
- unqualifiedLacking required credentials
unconditional · unequivocal · sheer · pure · unadulterated · unmitigated · undiluted · downright
complete
Lacking nothing, fully done
unqualified · unconditional · unequivocal · sheer · pure · unadulterated · unmitigated · undiluted · downright · categorical