Riggish
Rig″gish (?), a. Like a rig or wanton. “Riggish and unmaidenly.” Bp. Hall.
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Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, C. & G. Merriam Co., 1913.
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Riggle
Rig″gle (?), v. i. See Wriggle.
Riggle (2)
Rig″gle, n. The European lance fish.
Right
Right (rīt), a. [OE. right, riht, AS. riht; akin to D. regt, OS. & OHG. reht, G. recht, Dan. ret, Sw. rätt, Icel. rëttr, Goth. raíhts, L. rectus, p. p. of regere to guide, rule;...
Right (2)
Right, adv. 1. In a right manner.2. In a right or straight line; directly; hence; straightway; immediately; next; as, he stood right before me; it went right to the mark; he cam...
Right (3)
Right (?), n. [AS. right. See Right, a.] 1. That which is right or correct. Specifically: (a) The straight course; adherence to duty; obedience to lawful authority, divine or hu...
Right (4)
Right, v. t. [imp. & p. p.Righted; p. pr. & vb. n.Righting.] [AS. rihtan. See Right, a.] 1. To bring or restore to the proper or natural position; to set upright; to make right ...
Right (5)
Right, v. i. 1. To recover the proper or natural condition or position; to become upright.2. (Naut.) Hence, to regain an upright position, as a ship or boat, after careening.
Right whale
Right″ whale′ (?). (Zoöl.) (a) The bowhead, Arctic, or Greenland whale (Balæna mysticetus), from whose mouth the best whalebone is obtained. (b) Any other whale that produces va...
Right-about
Right″–a‐bout′ (?), n. [Right, adv. + about, adv.] A turning directly about by the right, so as to face in the opposite direction; also, the quarter directly opposite; as, to tu...
Right-angled
Right″–an′gled (?), a. Containing a right angle or right angles; as, a right-angled triangle.
Right-hand
Right″–hand′ (?), a. 1. Situated or being on the right; nearer the right hand than the left; as, the right-hand side, room, or road.2. Chiefly relied on; almost indispensable.Mr...
Right-handed
Right″–hand′ed, a. 1. Using the right hand habitually, or more easily than the left.2. Having the same direction or course as the movement of the hands of a watch seen in front;...
Right-handedness
Right″–hand′ed‐ness, n. The state or quality of being right-handed; hence, skill; dexterity.
Right-hearted
Right″–heart′ed (?), a. Having a right heart or disposition. — Right″–heart′ed‐ness, n.
Right-lined
Right″–lined′ (?), a. Formed by right lines; rectilineal; as, a right-lined angle.
Right-minded
Right″–mind′ed (?), a. Having a right or honest mind. — Right″–mind′ed‐ness, n.
Right-running
Right″–run′ning (?), a. Straight; direct.
Righten
Right″en (?), v. t. To do justice to.Relieve [marginal reading, righten] the opressed. Isa. i. 17.
Righteous
Right″eous (?), a. [OE. rightways, rightwise, AS. rightwīs; riht right + wīs wise, having wisdom, prudent. See Right, a., Wise, a.] Doing, or according with, that which is right...
Righteoused
Right″eoused (?), a. Made righteous.
Righteously
Right″eous‐ly (?), adv. [AS. rightwīslīce.] In a righteous manner; as, to judge righteously.
Righteousness
Right″eous‐ness, n. [AS. rihtwīsnes.] 1. The quality or state of being righteous; holiness; purity; uprightness; rectitude.☞ Righteousness, as used in Scripture and theology, in...
Righter
Right″er (?), n. One who sets right; one who does justice or redresses wrong. Shelton.
Rightful
Right″ful (?), a. 1. Righteous; upright; just; good; — said of persons. Chaucer.2. Consonant to justice; just; as, a rightful cause.3. Having the right or just claim according t...
Rightfully
Right″ful‐ly, adv. According to right or justice.
Rightfulness
Right″ful‐ness, n. 1. The quality or state of being rightful; accordance with right and justice.2. Moral rectitude; righteousness. Wyclif.We fail of perfect rightfulness. Sir P....