all right
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adjectiveDefinition of ALL RIGHT
1
: satisfactory, agreeable <whatever you decide is all right with me>
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See Examples of ALL RIGHT
- The quality of his work is all right but not outstanding.
- Her first movie was pretty bad but her second one was all right.
- Is it all right to leave early?
- Is this movie all right for children?
- He was very sick but now he's all right again.
- “Are you hurt?” “No, I'm all right.”
- She was upset when her boyfriend left, but she's all right now.
First Known Use of ALL RIGHT
1819
Related to ALL RIGHT
- Synonyms
- agreeable, satisfactory, alright, copacetic (also copasetic or copesetic), ducky, fine, good, hunky-dory, jake [slang], OK (or okay), palatable
- Antonyms
- disagreeable, unsatisfactory
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2all right
adverbDefinition of ALL RIGHT
1
—used interjectionally especially to express agreement or resignation or to indicate the resumption of a discussion <all right, we can do that if you want> <all right, let's go>
2
: beyond doubt : certainly <she has pneumonia all right>
3
: well enough : satisfactorily <does all right in school>
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Examples of ALL RIGHT
- She does all right in school.
- The engine was sputtering when I started it, but it's running all right now.
- “How's your father?” “He was pretty sick, but he's doing all right now.”
First Known Use of ALL RIGHT
1837
Related to ALL RIGHT
- Synonyms
- acceptably, adequately, well, alright, creditably, decently, fine, good, middlingly, nicely, OK (or okay), passably, respectably, satisfactorily, serviceably, so-so, sufficiently, tolerably
- Antonyms
- bad, badly, deficiently, ill, inadequately, insufficiently, intolerably, poorly, unacceptably, unsatisfactorily
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