right-thinking

[ rahyt-thing-king ]

/ ˈraɪtˈθɪŋ kɪŋ /

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adjective

having acceptably proper or correct convictions, beliefs, etc.

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Origin of right-thinking

First recorded in 1820–30

Words nearby right-thinking

right-side up, rights issue, rightsize, right stuff, right tack, right-thinking, right to choose, right-to-die, right-to-know, right-to-life, right-to-work

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How to use right-thinking in a sentence

You have true moral authority among many right thinking people.
Time to Come Home, Edward Snowden, and Stop Hiding Behind a Corrupt Regime|Michael Daly|March 16, 2014|DAILY BEAST
They were clear-eyed, home-loving, right-thinking folks here.
‘The Land of the Permanent Wave’ Is Bud Shrake’s Classic Take on ‘60s Texas|Edwin Shrake|February 2, 2014|DAILY BEAST
All right-thinking Israelis and Westerners understand and acknowledge this.
A Response to Daniel Levy|Benny Morris|April 17, 2012|DAILY BEAST
And it is that that I shall express, were I to excite the ill-humour of all the great beasts, right-thinking, of the "Universe."
Charles Baudelaire, His Life|Thophile Gautier

Lavater's officiousness is well enough known, and disapproved by all right-thinking men.
Solomon Maimon: An Autobiography.|Solomon Maimon
All right thinking people desire it settled peacefully and in a way that will not disturb the economic and industrial situation.
The Modern Ku Klux Klan|Henry Peck Fry
The hero was a weakling, not for a moment to be tolerated by sound, right-thinking men.
When Winter Comes to Main Street|Grant Martin Overton
A gentlewoman can never really lose position in the eyes of right-thinking people.
Salome|Emma Marshall

British Dictionary definitions for right-thinking

right-thinking

/ (ˈraɪtˌθɪŋkɪŋ) /

adjective

possessing reasonable and generally acceptable opinions

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