right
/ɹaɪt/ adjective A1- Designating the side of the body which is positioned to the east if one is facing north, the side on which the heart is not located in most humans. This arrow points to the reader's right: → · Near-synonym: starboard· After the accident, her right leg was slightly shorter than her left.
- Clockwise, particularly when describing a change in direction or orientation. · The road up ahead contains a right bend.· Rotate the bolt to the right to tighten it.
- Complying with justice, correctness, or reason; correct, just, true. See also the interjection senses below. · That's not the right thing to do.· So I was right all along? C'mon. I want to hear you say it.
- Appropriate, perfectly suitable; fit for purpose. · Is this the right software for my computer?
- Healthy, sane, competent. · I'm afraid my father is no longer in his right mind.
- Real; veritable (used emphatically). · You've made a right mess of the kitchen!
- Of an angle, measuring 90 degrees, or one quarter of a complete rotation; the angle between two perpendicular lines. · The kitchen counter formed a right angle with the back wall.
- Of a geometric figure, incorporating a right angle between edges, faces, axes, etc. · a right triangle a right prism a right cone
Comparative righter · Superlative rightmost
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“That’s right!” exclaimed a multitude of voices, “go, and return as quickly as you can!”
She’s never been taught what is right.
“The truth is,” replied Dantès, “that I am too happy for noisy mirth; if that is what you meant by your observation, my worthy friend, you are right; joy takes a strange effect at times, it seems to oppress us almost the same as sorrow.”
Come, come,” continued he, patting Edmond’s shoulder kindly, “you did very right, Dantès, to follow Captain Leclere’s instructions, and touch at Elba, although if it were known that you had conveyed a packet to the marshal, and had conversed with the emperor, it might bring you into trouble.”
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