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
"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 Robert J. C. Stead
For instance, the ither Sabbath-day nae faurer gane, he sat doon efter his denner wi' a book, an' he looked neither to left nor richt, but read on and on.
From Betty Grier by Joseph Laing Waugh
Weel, Tom," says I,' she continued, '"that's a' richt.
From Betty Grier by Joseph Laing Waugh
He's a queer, queer mixture is Joe; but his he'rt's in the richt place for a' that.
From Betty Grier by Joseph Laing Waugh
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