English Explanatory Dictionary

inside out

English dictionary entry

Meanings

adv
  1. With the inside surface turned to be on the outside.
  2. Thoroughly; extremely well.
  3. Completely; through and through; to the core.
  4. Describes the hitting of a ball that pitched outside of leg stump to the off side of the field.
adj
  1. Alternative form of inside-out.

Pronunciation

/ˌɪnsaɪdˈaʊt/ en-au-inside out.ogg

Word forms

inside out

Etymology

In the sense thoroughly, an asyndetic clipping of inside and out.

Synonyms

inside out outside in wrong side out

Antonyms

rightways right side out

Derived words

know inside out
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