Unqualified (8)
(Other definitions for absolute that I've seen before include "No strings attached" , "Sheer - unqualified" , "Peremptory" , "Total; unqualified" , "Unlimited; not relative" .)
<span class="explanation-format__ClueExplanation">'<span class="explanation-format__original">unqualified</span>' is the definition.<br/ ><span class="explanation-format__explanation">(similar in meaning)</span><br/ ><br/ >This is the entire clue.<br/ ></span>
(Other definitions for outright that I've seen before include "Without qualification" , "Completely - undisputed" , "Unreservedly" , "Completely and entirely, not gradually" , "Directly; without reservation" .)