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rightish

/ˈɹaɪtɪʃ/

rightish adjective: somewhat correct.

Adjective

rightish (comparative more rightish, superlative most rightish)

  1. Somewhat correct.
  2. In a direction roughly to the right.
  3. Towards the political right wing.

Forms of rightish

comparativemore rightish
superlativemost rightish
alternative formRight-ish

Origin of rightish

From right + -ish.

Questions about rightish

What does rightish mean?
Rightish means somewhat correct.
What part of speech is rightish?
Rightish is an adjective.
How do you pronounce rightish?
Rightish is pronounced /ˈɹaɪtɪʃ/.

Words near rightish in the dictionary

  1. righting arm
  2. righting arms
  3. righting the ship
  4. rightings
  5. rightio
  6. rightish
  7. rightism
  8. rightisms
  9. rightist
  10. rightists
  11. rightle

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