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right smart

right smart noun: a large amount, a great deal.

Noun

right smart (uncountable)

  1. (US, dated, slang) A large amount, a great deal.
    • Papa used to have a right smart of money, but I don't know what he did with it.1983, Faye Julian, A Magic Christmas: A Play for Children in One Act

Questions about right smart

What does right smart mean?
Right smart means a large amount, a great deal.
What part of speech is right smart?
Right smart is a noun.

Words near right smart in the dictionary

  1. right shifts
  2. right side
  3. right side out
  4. right side up
  5. right sides
  6. right smart
  7. right stochastic matrices
  8. right stochastic matrix
  9. right stuff
  10. right the ship
  11. right to be forgotten

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