Idioms for right
Origin of right
before 900; (noun and adj.) Middle English; Old English
reht, riht; cognate with Dutch, German
recht, Old Norse
rēttr, Gothic
raihts; akin to Latin
rēctus, Old Irish
recht law, Greek
orektós upright; (v.) Middle English
righten, Old English
rihtan, cognate with Old Frisian
riuchta, German
richten, Old Norse
rētta; (adv.) Middle English; Old English
rihte
SYNONYMS FOR right
ANTONYMS FOR right
1–5, 10, 21
wrong.
usage note for right
47.
Right in the sense of “very, extremely” is either archaic or dialectal. It is most common in informal speech and writing:
It's right cold this morning. The editor knew right well where the story had originated.
OTHER WORDS FROM right
right·a·ble, adjective half-right, adjective, noun un·right·a·ble, adjective un·right·ed, adjectiveWords nearby right
British Dictionary definitions for rightable (1 of 2)
rightable
/ (ˈraɪtəbəl) /
adjective
capable of being righted
Derived forms of rightable
rightably, adverb rightableness, nounBritish Dictionary definitions for rightable (2 of 2)
Derived forms of right
righter, nounWord Origin for right
Old English
riht, reoht; related to Old High German
reht, Gothic
raihts, Latin
rēctus
Idioms and Phrases with rightable
right