Meaning & use
Outrightly
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Completely, plainly, and without reservation or qualification.
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The board outrightly rejected the proposed merger.
He outrightly denied ever having received the email.
A note on using this word
Though less common than 'outright' used adverbially, 'outrightly' appears in formal and journalistic writing for emphasis.
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