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in a right state

in a right state adjective: in a mess or in a state of chaos; very unkempt, in poor condition.

Adjective

in a right state (comparative more in a right state, superlative most in a right state)

  1. (UK, idiomatic) in a mess or in a state of chaos; very unkempt, in poor condition.
    • The COVID-19 pandemic had the world in a right state.
    • At the end of a long day at work, I’m usually in a right state.
  2. (UK, idiomatic) in a state of panic or confusion.
    • The dancers were in a right state as their track wouldn’t play minutes before their performance.
    • Trigonometry lectures always had me in a right state!
  3. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see in, a, right, state.

Forms of in a right state

comparativemore in a right state
superlativemost in a right state

Questions about in a right state

What does in a right state mean?
In a right state means in a mess or in a state of chaos; very unkempt, in poor condition.
What part of speech is in a right state?
In a right state is an adjective.

Words near in a right state in the dictionary

  1. in a pig's patoot
  2. in a pig's whisper
  3. in a pinch
  4. in a puff of smoke
  5. in a real state
  6. in a right state
  7. in a row
  8. in a rut
  9. in a sea-way
  10. in a sense
  11. in a similar vein

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