quite right

phrase

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!"

Examples of quite right in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Feeling like something was not quite right, Lupe decided to go to the emergency room. — Carina Heckert, The Conversation, 30 July 2026

Sometimes outside of work but the timing was never quite right. — Sean Joseph Outkick, FOXNews.com, 30 July 2026

Joggers are my uniform of choice on off-duty days, but most pairs are either too thick for warm weather or have a sloppy look that doesn’t feel quite right for the heat. — Tanya Sharma, PEOPLE, 30 July 2026

The engine’s inefficiencies comprise the start of what’s not quite right with the little VW. — James Raia, Mercury News, 19 July 2026

Rhymes for quite right

• acolyte
• aconite
• allanite
• alunite
• amberlite
• ammonite
• amorite
• amphitrite
• analyte
• anchorite
• andesite
• anhydrite