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right-thinking

American  
[rahyt-thing-king] / ˈraɪtˈθɪŋ kɪŋ /

adjective

  1. having acceptably proper or correct convictions, beliefs, etc.


right-thinking British  
/ ˈraɪtˌθɪŋkɪŋ /

adjective

  1. possessing reasonable and generally acceptable opinions

"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

Etymology

Origin of right-thinking

First recorded in 1820–30


Example Sentences

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Monsters without intelligence are boring — you can keep your zombies — and, as all right-thinking people believe, Godzilla, despite the immense collateral damage it causes, is one of the good guys.

From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 16, 2023

Real was beaten within 10 minutes: two goals down, ruthlessly exposed, looking suddenly like the expensive collection of gifted but ill-matched individuals that all right-thinking people dismissed them as about four Champions League titles ago.

From New York Times ● Apr. 26, 2022

"That these young and loving parents have been unable to take this decision themselves is, or ought to be, readily understood by any right-thinking person," the judge concluded.

From BBC ● Mar. 9, 2022

There must be a way set aside the hollow satisfaction of right-thinking and to find out why other people believe what they believe.

From Washington Post ● Jan. 10, 2022

Indeed, under normal circumstances, a rule against stealing would be one that all right-thinking people ought to follow.

From "The Interrupted Tale" by Maryrose Wood

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