absolute#1 (s)
downright (s)
out-and-out(a) (s)
rank(a) (s)
right-down (s)
sheer(a) (s)

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type s
lex_filenum 00
def complete and without restriction or qualification
def sometimes used informally as intensifiers
examples absolute
an absolute
a downright
out-and-out mayhem
an out-and-out lie
a rank outsider
many right-down
got the job through sheer persistence
sheer stupidity
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Derivationally related form absolute → absoluteness
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Derived from adjective absolutely → absolute
Derivationally related form absoluteness → absolute

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