richt
Britishadjective
Example Sentences
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Young is not above throwing foreign phrases into his Lallans: "He's a richt pukka sahib, your maister."
From Time Magazine Archive
"Weel, if I dinna trouble him, he has nae richt to trouble me," replied Cubby.
From Wilson's Tales of the Borders and of Scotland, Vol. XX by Leighton, Alexander
"No as much as Ah could o' wisht," said Andy, modestly, "but richt guid in the makin', and they'll come gey handy when you buy that threshing-mill for the neighbourhood."
From Neighbours by Stead, Robert J. C.
“And it’s no’ that richt for some folk.
From The Twa Miss Dawsons by Robertson, Margaret M. (Margaret Murray)
Yon on the richt is the laddie o' the lote!
From Mr. Punch in the Highlands by Various
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