Widgets
How to use
About LDOCE
out-and-out
adjective
out-and-out
[
only before noun
]
used to emphasize that someone is definitely a particular kind of person or thing
[=
complete
]
:
he's an out-and-out liar
Definition from the Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
Advanced Learner's Dictionary.
Dictionary pictures of the day
Do you know what each of these is called?
Click on any of the pictures above to find out what it is called.
Explore our topic dictionary
Advertising and Marketing
Animals
Biology
Computers
Clothes
Daily Life
Education
Finance
Food
Grammar
Law
Music
Browse the dictionary
out
4
noun
out of doors
adverb
out of work
adjective
out tray
noun
out-
prefix
out-and-out
adjective
out-of-body experience
noun
out-of-court settlement
noun
out-of-date
adjective
out-of-pocket expenses
noun
out-of-state
adjective