rightishadj.

Brit.

/ˈrʌɪtɪʃ/, U.S.

/ˈraɪdɪʃ/

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: right adj., -ish suffix¹.

Etymology: < right adj. + -ish suffix¹.

1. More or less correct; almost right.

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1823 D. Scot Murray's Hist. European Langs. II. ii. ii. 176 Right, rightish.

1903 K. Caffyn He for God Only 356 I think I love you now—in the right way—or at least in a rightish way.

1982 Guardian 27 Jan. 12/4 The Sun is being penalised for getting it right (or rightish) rather than for getting it wrong.

2007 Climb Mag. May 71/1 High tech wizardry and reams of catalogue bumf about ‘special fit systems’ is all well and good, but the right boot will feel right (well rightish) as soon as you put it on.

2. Politics. Also with capital initial. Inclined or tending to the political views of the right. Cf. leftish adj.

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1934 Los Angeles Times 18 Nov. ii. 4/4 President Roosevelt was influenced to pick the Utah banker for this significant post by the protests of progressive members of his family against the ‘rightish’ trend of the New Deal in recent weeks.

1939 Times 11 Feb. 13/7 Two revolts had to be quelled with the help of the Army—the Seville insurrection led by General Sanjurjo,..representing a Rightish reaction, and the wholly Marxist Asturian rising in October.

1974 Jrnl. Contemp. Hist. 9 198 All that was possible was the usual Radical-moderate combination, this time with a rightish complexion, but still with concessions to the left.

1997 H. Honour Compan. Guide Venice (ed. 4) xiv Both [La Stampa and Corriere della Sera] are politically independent but rightish, while the recently founded La Repubblica is leftish.

This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, June 2010; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	rightish
释义	rightishadj. Brit. /ˈrʌɪtɪʃ/, U.S. /ˈraɪdɪʃ/ Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: right adj., -ish suffix¹. Etymology: < right adj. + -ish suffix¹. 1. More or less correct; almost right. ΚΠ 1823 D. Scot Murray's Hist. European Langs. II. ii. ii. 176 Right, rightish. 1903 K. Caffyn He for God Only 356 I think I love you now—in the right way—or at least in a rightish way. 1982 Guardian 27 Jan. 12/4 The Sun is being penalised for getting it right (or rightish) rather than for getting it wrong. 2007 Climb Mag. May 71/1 High tech wizardry and reams of catalogue bumf about ‘special fit systems’ is all well and good, but the right boot will feel right (well rightish) as soon as you put it on. 2. Politics. Also with capital initial. Inclined or tending to the political views of the right. Cf. leftish adj. ΚΠ 1934 Los Angeles Times 18 Nov. ii. 4/4 President Roosevelt was influenced to pick the Utah banker for this significant post by the protests of progressive members of his family against the ‘rightish’ trend of the New Deal in recent weeks. 1939 Times 11 Feb. 13/7 Two revolts had to be quelled with the help of the Army—the Seville insurrection led by General Sanjurjo,..representing a Rightish reaction, and the wholly Marxist Asturian rising in October. 1974 Jrnl. Contemp. Hist. 9 198 All that was possible was the usual Radical-moderate combination, this time with a rightish complexion, but still with concessions to the left. 1997 H. Honour Compan. Guide Venice (ed. 4) xiv Both [La Stampa and Corriere della Sera] are politically independent but rightish, while the recently founded La Repubblica is leftish. This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, June 2010; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.1823
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