Difference between Out-and-out and Sheer

What is the difference between Out-and-out and Sheer?

Out-and-out as an adjective is complete, utter. while Sheer as an adjective is very thin or transparent.

Out-and-out

Part of speech: adjective

Definition: Complete, utter.

Sheer

Part of speech: noun

Definition: The curve of the main deck or gunwale from bow to stern.An abrupt swerve from the course of a ship.

Part of speech: adverb

Definition: clean; quite; at once.

Part of speech: adjective

Definition: Very thin or transparent.Pure; unmixed; being only what it seems to be.Straight up and down; vertical; perpendicular.

Part of speech: verb

Definition: To swerve from a course.To shear.

Example sentence: I do not believe that sheer suffering teaches. If suffering alone taught, all the world would be wise, since everyone suffers. To suffering must be added mourning, understanding, patience, love, openness and the willingness to remain vulnerable.

We hope you now know whether to use Out-and-out or Sheer in your sentence.

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