dead calm vs out-and-out

dead calm

adj

  • Completely still with no waves and no wind. 

noun

  • The condition of a perfectly flat sea with no waves and no wind. 

out-and-out

adj

  • Complete, utter. 

  • thoroughly cross-bred; a breeding strategy esp. with poultry where new roosters are circulated yearly to maintain a mongrel flock. 

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