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Search "right" in: right[adjective]Entry Word: right Function: adjective Meaning: 1 following an original exactly <a modern replica of an 18th-century British warship that is right in all of its details> — see faithful 2 2 being exactly as appears or as claimed <despite the name, New Yorkʼs East River is a strait and not a right river> — see authentic 1 3 being in agreement with the truth or a fact or a standard <the obvious answer is not always the right one> — see correct 1 4 being what is called for by accepted standards of right and wrong <trying to do what is right> — see just 1 5 conforming to a high standard of morality or virtue <a right woman who did not hang around waterfront bars> — see good 2 6 free from irregularities (as curves, bends, or angles) in course <the first city in America laid out with broad, right avenues> — see straight 1 7 having full use of oneʼs mind and control over oneʼs actions <he hasnʼt been right since he suffered serious brain injury in the accident> — see sane 8 meeting the requirements of a purpose or situation <the right tool for the job> — see fit 1
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