Word: outright
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...Paris haute couture house, the decor is outright iconoclastic. Instead of the usual hushed beige backdrops, little gilt chairs and artfully placed mirrors, rich oranges and reds glow on every side. The black border motif on the rugs and walls summons up visions of black flames. Bright pink branches thrust upward from behind small neo-Martian chairs, and the sconces are big burnished theater masks, enough to scare a timid millionairess right out of her chiffon...
...Obviously, if the government of Nicaragua were to misbehave in extreme ways, to renege outright on its commitments or to invade its neighbors, that would radically change the situation," he admitted. But he hastily added, "We don't anticipate that...
Just as important, the Crimson (13-3, 4-0 Ivy League) continued its quest for its first outright Ivy League title by remaining the only undefeated team in the league...
...Tigers or the Crimson have either won outright or shared each of the past 16 Ivy League crowns, a streak dating back to 1971, when Penn took the top spot. Since that time, Harvard has claimed 11 championships, Princeton eight...
...quite so "dried-out," crotchety, and inept at driving as those we find in Mr. Morris's hackneyed portrayal. My own Jewish grandparents, who live in Fort Lauderdale, the very belly of Mr. Morris's beast, are actually quite capable drivers and, strangely enough, have even shown signs of outright altruism and intellect. I hope that their virtues might serve as a counter-example to the underlying theory of Mr. Morris's diatribe. As to the other theory proposed in the piece, that which seeks to find a connection among such concepts as banks, stinginess, and "paranoid, bigmouthed, incredibly pushy...