righty

right·y

R r

Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [rahy-tee]
- /ˈraɪ ti/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [rahy-tee]
- /ˈraɪ ti/

Definitions of righty word

noun plural righty a right-handed person; right-hander: She's a righty. 1
adverb righty with the right hand; right-handed: to sketch righty. 1
adjective righty right-handed: a righty pitcher. 1
countable noun righty If you refer to someone as a righty, you mean that they have conservative or capitalist views. 0
countable noun righty A righty is someone, especially a sports player, who is right-handed. 0
noun righty a right-winger 0

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Origin of righty

First appearance:

before 1945

One of the 6% newest English words

An Americanism dating back to 1945-50; right + -y2

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Parts of speech for Righty

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Righty

righty popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 61% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

According to our data about 50% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.

righty usage trend in Literature

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