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right-minded

American  
[rahyt-mahyn-did] / ˈraɪtˈmaɪn dɪd /

adjective

  1. having correct, honest, or good opinions or principles.


right-minded British  

adjective

  1. holding opinions or principles that accord with what is right or with the opinions of the speaker

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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Origin of right-minded

First recorded in 1575–85; right + minded

Example Sentences

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Mao after 1949 has been thoroughly reassessed by historians and is now regarded as a monster by most right-minded people; but views of early Mao—from 1921 until 1949—remain stubbornly rose-tinted.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 13, 2026

Added another, “The world of right-minded musicians is depending on you. No pressure.”

From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 22, 2020

In between, despite the show’s seductive glamour and the steady focus on the prize money, it celebrates music and images on the right-minded tip.

From The New Yorker • Nov. 1, 2019

These are tiny firecrackers designed to spark empathy, to make any right-minded person sign up to wage Taylor’s battles right alongside her.

From New York Times • Aug. 26, 2019

He was no fool and it was, he could not help feeling, extremely odd that any right-minded rabbit should choose to walk into Efrafa of his own accord.

From "Watership Down: A Novel" by Richard Adams

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