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(adj) veracious
precisely accurate
a veracious account
(adj) proper
appropriate for a condition or purpose or occasion or a person's character, needs
everything in its proper place; the right man for the job; she is not suitable for the position
(adj) correct
free from error; especially conforming to fact or truth
the correct answer; the correct version; the right answer; took the right road; the right decision
(adj) correct
correct in opinion or judgment
time proved him right
most suitable or right for a particular purpose
a good time to plant tomatoes; the right time to act; the time is ripe for great sociological changes
(adj) correct
socially right or correct
it isn't right to leave the party without saying goodbye; correct behavior
(adj) correct
in accord with accepted standards of usage or procedure
what's the right word for this?; the right way to open oysters
(adj) right-hand
intended for the right hand
a right-hand glove
(adv) mightily, mighty, powerful
(Southern regional intensive) very; to a great degree
the baby is mighty cute; he's mighty tired; it is powerful humid; that boy is powerful big now; they have a right nice place; they rejoiced mightily
(adv) flop
exactly
he fell flop on his face
(adv) right on
an interjection expressing agreement
(adv) in good order, properly, the right way, decent, decently
in the right manner
please do your job properly!; can't you carry me decent?
in an accurate manner
the flower had been correctly depicted by his son; he guessed right
(adv) justly
in accordance with moral or social standards
that serves him right; do right by him
(noun) right field, rightfield
the piece of ground in the outfield on the catcher's right
(noun) rightfulness
anything in accord with principles of justice
he feels he is in the right; the rightfulness of his claim
(noun) right hand
the hand that is on the right side of the body
he writes with his right hand but pitches with his left; hit him with quick rights to the body
(noun) right wing
those who support political or social or economic conservatism; those who believe that things are better left unchanged
make right or correct
Correct the mistakes; rectify the calculation
(verb) compensate, redress, correct
make reparations or amends for
right a wrongs done to the victims of the Holocaust