What is the meaning of the word "right smart"?
Definitions:
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Considerably large.
ADJECTIVE
- We've come a right smart distance to visit you, so we'd appreciate it if you could take a little time off work on our behalf.
- We've come a right smart distance to visit you, so we'd appreciate it if you could take a little time off work on our behalf.
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Idiomatic expression primarily used in some dialects in American English, particularly in the southern United States, referring to a considerable amount or degree.
NOUN
- There was a right smart crowd at the concert last night.
- There was a right smart crowd at the concert last night.
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Quite attractive.
ADJECTIVE
- You look right smart in that dress.
- You look right smart in that dress.
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Used to emphasize the size, extent, or degree of something.
NOUN
- He has a right smart amount of work to finish before the weekend.
- He has a right smart amount of work to finish before the weekend.