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right stuff

right stuff noun: ideal and essential qualities in character that are critical for success.

Noun

the right stuff (uncountable)

  1. (informal) Ideal and essential qualities in character that are critical for success.
    • Those that are made of the right stuff are those that can be seasick and want to die but still push themselves into remaining a functioning part of the crew.2012, Andy Lear, The Joys of Yachting, page 34

Questions about right stuff

What does right stuff mean?
Right stuff means ideal and essential qualities in character that are critical for success.
What part of speech is right stuff?
Right stuff is a noun.

Words near right stuff in the dictionary

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

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