RIGHT SMART


Meaning of RIGHT SMART in English

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

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