out-and-out
adj 2
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1OUT-AND-OUT + NOUN
idiot, liar
Definitions
adj
1
Complete, utter.
He is an out-and-out idiot.
an out-and-out lie
2
Thoroughly cross-bred; a breeding strategy esp. with poultry where new roosters are circulated yearly to maintain a mongrel flock.
For my own part I would sooner eat bread-and-cheese and know myself the possessor of an out-and-out horse, than sell him for the privilege of dining with the Lord Mayor and Court of Aldermen every day in the year.
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He is an out-and-out idiot.
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an out-and-out lie
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Tom is an out-and-out liar.
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