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Traditional English :: righten
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righter.html - v.tr.
make right or correct. |
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Traditional English :: righteous
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righter.html - adj. (of a person or conduct) morally right; virtuous, law-abiding. righteously adv. righteousness n. [OE rihtwis (as RIGHT n. + -WISE or RIGHT adj. + WISE(2)), assim. to bounteous etc.] |
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English Idioms :: right
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righter.html - See: ALL RIGHT, ALL RIGHT FOR YOU, DEAD TO RIGHTS, GIVE ONE'S RIGHT ARM, HEART IN THE RIGHT PLACE, IN THE RIGHT, PLAY ONE'S CARDS RIGHT, PUT TO RIGHTS or SET TO RIGHTS, SERVE RIGHT, TO RIGHTS. |
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English Idioms :: right along
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righter.html - {adv. phr.}, {informal} 1a. On your way satisfactorily or without trouble. * /They fixed the engine and the train ran right along./ 1b. On your way without delay. * /Don't wait for me. Go right along./ 2. See: ALL ALONG. |
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English Idioms :: right off the bat
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righter.html - {adv. phr.} Immediately; as the next thing in order; without delay. * /Phil's mother told him to do his homework right away so that he could enjoy the weekend./ * /The Red Cross aids disaster victims right away./ * /Jill knew the answer right off./ * /The teacher said he could not think of the title of the book right off the bat./ Syn.: AT ONCE(2). Compare: HERE AND NOW, ON THE SPOT. Contrast: AFTER A WHILE. |
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English Idioms :: right along
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righter.html - {adv. phr.} All the time; during the whole time. */I knew all along that we would win./ * /I knew right along that Jane would come./ |
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