Definition of right smart
(Entry 1 of 3)
chiefly Midland
: considerable, large
a right smart distance
right smart
nounDefinition of right smart (Entry 2 of 3)
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
right smart
adverbDefinition of right smart (Entry 3 of 3)
South & Midland
: considerably, very
the hill there … is right smart steeper than the side we were on— Alder Jernigan
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“Right smart.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/right%20smart. Accessed 7 Aug. 2022.
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