I. adjective
Etymology: right (III) + smart
chiefly Midland : considerable , large
a right smart distance
II. noun
South & Midland : a large amount, number, or quantity : a good deal
suffered a right smart with a misery in his side — Elizabeth M. Roberts
she'll leave him a right smart when she passes on — Lonnie Coleman
III. adverb
South & Midland : considerably , very
the hill there … is right smart steeper than the side we were on — Alder Jernigan