Right(a.)
- Straight; direct; not crooked; as, a right line.
Right(a.)
- Upright; erect from a base; having an upright axis; not oblique; as, right ascension; a right pyramid or cone.
Right(a.)
- Conformed to the constitution of man and the will of God, or to justice and equity; not deviating from the true and just; according with truth and duty; just; true.
Right(a.)
- Fit; suitable; proper; correct; becoming; as, the right man in the right place; the right way from London to Oxford.
Right(a.)
- Characterized by reality or genuineness; real; actual; not spurious.
Right(a.)
- According with truth; passing a true judgment; conforming to fact or intent; not mistaken or wrong; not erroneous; correct; as, this is the right faith.
Right(a.)
- Most favorable or convenient; fortunate.
Right(a.)
- Of or pertaining to that side of the body in man on which the muscular action is usually stronger than on the other side; -- opposed to left when used in reference to a part of the body; as, the right side, hand, arm. Also applied to the corresponding side of the lower animals.
Right(a.)
- Well placed, disposed, or adjusted; orderly; well regulated; correctly done.
Right(a.)
- Designed to be placed or worn outward; as, the right side of a piece of cloth.
Right(adv.)
- In a right or straight line; directly; hence; straightway; immediately; next; as, he stood right before me; it went right to the mark; he came right out; he followed right after the guide.
Right(a.)
- The straight course; adherence to duty; obedience to lawful authority, divine or human; freedom from guilt, -- the opposite of moral wrong.
Right(a.)
- A true statement; freedom from error of falsehood; adherence to truth or fact.
Right(a.)
- A just judgment or action; that which is true or proper; justice; uprightness; integrity.
Right(a.)
- That which one has a natural claim to exact.
Right(a.)
- That which one has a legal or social claim to do or to exact; legal power; authority; as, a sheriff has a right to arrest a criminal.
Right(a.)
- That which justly belongs to one; that which one has a claim to possess or own; the interest or share which anyone has in a piece of property; title; claim; interest; ownership.
Right(a.)
- Privilege or immunity granted by authority.
Right(a.)
- The right side; the side opposite to the left.
Right(a.)
- In some legislative bodies of Europe (as in France), those members collectively who are conservatives or monarchists. See Center, 5.
Right(a.)
- The outward or most finished surface, as of a piece of cloth, a carpet, etc.
Right(a.)
- To bring or restore to the proper or natural position; to set upright; to make right or straight (that which has been wrong or crooked); to correct.
Right(a.)
- To do justice to; to relieve from wrong; to restore rights to; to assert or regain the rights of; as, to right the oppressed; to right one's self; also, to vindicate.
Right(v. i.)
- To recover the proper or natural condition or position; to become upright.
Right(v. i.)
- Hence, to regain an upright position, as a ship or boat, after careening.
Rightful(a.)
- Righteous; upright; just; good; -- said of persons.
Rightful(a.)
- Consonant to justice; just; as, a rightful cause.
Rightful(a.)
- Having the right or just claim according to established laws; being or holding by right; as, the rightful heir to a throne or an estate; a rightful king.
Rightful(a.)
- Belonging, held, or possessed by right, or by just claim; as, a rightful inheritance; rightful authority.