Modifies a noun

• winger: I guess Joe Cole is a superior operator overall, but he is not an out-and-out left winger.

• striker: He is intelligent and I think he can adapt from an out-and-out striker to being a creator while still weighing in with some goals.

• comedy: I've never done that before - an out-and-out comedy.

• water: But J and S shouldn't be regarded as an out-and-out carp water.

• attack: That constitutes an out-and-out attack on the Post Office card account.

• goalscorer: He's not an out-and-out goalscorer, but he's strong with his back to goal and that's exactly what we need.

Modifying Another Word

• just: It contains stories that have won readers polls, that have won foreign prizes, and a few that are just out-and-out hilarious.

• not: But nationally UNISON has produced a statement which does not out-and-out oppose the war.