RIGHT
adverb
Definitions
- 1. In a right manner.
- 2. In a right or straight line; directly; hence; straightway; immediately; next; as, he stood right before me; it went right to the mark; he came right out; he followed right after the guide. Unto Dian's temple goeth she right. Chaucer. Let thine eyes look right on. Prov. iv. 25. Right across its track there lay, Down in the water, a long reef of gold. Tennyson.
- 3. Exactly; just. [Obs. or Colloq.] Came he right now to sing a raven's note Shak.
- 4. According to the law or will of God; conforming to the standard of truth and justice; righteously; as, to live right; to judge right.
- 5. According to any rule of art; correctly. You with strict discipline instructed right. Roscommon.
- 6. According to fact or truth; actually; truly; really; correctly; exactly; as, to tell a story right. "Right at mine own cost." Chaucer. Right as it were a steed of Lumbardye. Chaucer. His wounds so smarted that he slept right naught. Fairfax.
- 7. In a great degree; very; wholly; unqualifiedly; extremely; highly; as, right humble; right noble; right valiant. "He was not right fat". Chaucer. For which I should be right sorry. Tyndale. [I] return those duties back as are right fit. Shak.
Other Definitions
This word also has 3 other definitions:
RIGHT
(adjective)
1. Straight; direct; not crooked; as, a right line. "Right as any line." Chaucer
2. Upright; erect from a base; having an upright axis; not oblique; ...
RIGHT
(noun)
1. That which is right or correct. Specifically:
2. The straight course; adherence to duty; obedience to lawful authority, divine or human; freedom f...
RIGHT
(verb)
1. To bring or restore to the proper or natural position; to set upright; to make right or straight (that which has been wrong or crooked); to correct...
Added: October 09, 2025
Updated: October 09, 2025