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right smart

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As an adjective, right smart means (Southern or Midland) considerable. As an adverb, it means a great degree or by a great distance.

Meanings of right smart

2 meanings

To a great degree or by a great distance; very much (‘right smart’ is regional in the United States)
“way over budget”
“way off base”
“the other side of the hill is right smart steeper than the side we are on”
Similar: way

Meanings from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet (CC BY 4.0).

adverb: to a great degree or by a great distance; very much (‘rig…