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right-mindedly

right-mindedly adverb: in a right-minded manner; sanely or virtuously.

Adverb

right-mindedly (comparative more right-mindedly, superlative most right-mindedly)

  1. In a right-minded manner; sanely or virtuously.
    • That a down-to-date precisian may right-mindedly label us frumps, I am not denying; that we are even those odd obsolescent creatures such as used to be called ladies and gentlemen, I concede with blushes2003, James Branch Cabell, The Devil's Own Dear Son, →ISBN, page xxiv
    • Understanding ethical theory is important in figuring out in full and subtle detail how to treat others right-mindedly and not settle for the expedient, or what a sportscaster might call “a near miss.”2008, Paul A. Wagner, Douglas J. Simpson, Ethical Decision Making in School Administration, →ISBN, page 47

Synonyms of right-mindedly

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Forms of right-mindedly

comparativemore right-mindedly
superlativemost right-mindedly

Origin of right-mindedly

From right-minded + -ly.

Questions about right-mindedly

What does right-mindedly mean?
Right-mindedly means in a right-minded manner; sanely or virtuously.
What part of speech is right-mindedly?
Right-mindedly is an adverb.

Words near right-mindedly in the dictionary

  1. right-justified
  2. right-libertarian
  3. right-libertarianism
  4. right-libertarians
  5. right-minded
  6. right-mindedly
  7. right-mindedness
  8. right-mindednesses
  9. right-o
  10. right-of-center
  11. right-of-centre

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