quite right
Definition of quite right
chiefly British
—used to say that one thinks someone did the right thing “After I was treated so rudely, I complained to the management.” “And quite right, too!”
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: wholly, completely
: to an extreme : positively
: to a considerable extent : rather
: righteous, upright
: being in accordance with what is just, good, or proper
: conforming to facts or truth : correct
: qualities (such as adherence to duty or obedience to lawful authority) that together constitute the ideal of moral propriety or merit moral approval
: something to which one has a just claim: such as
: the power or privilege to which one is justly entitled
: according to right
: in the exact location, position, or moment : precisely
: in a suitable, proper, or desired manner
: to do justice to : redress the injuries of
: justify, vindicate
: avenge
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