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a⋅right

   [uh-rahyt]
–adverb
rightly; correctly; properly: I want to set things aright.
Origin:
bef. 1000; ME; OE ariht, on riht. See a- 1 , right
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a·right     (ə-rīt')  Pronunciation Key 
adv.   In a proper manner; correctly.


[Middle English, from Old English ariht : a-, on; see a-2 + riht, right; see right.]

The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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aright 
"in a correct way," O.E. ariht, from a- (1) "of" + right (adj.).

Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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aright

adverb
in an accurate manner; "the flower had been correctly depicted by his son"; "he guessed right" [syn: correctly] [ant: incorrectly] 

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Aright

A*right"\, adv. [Pref. a- + right.] Rightly; correctly; in a right way or form; without mistake or crime; as, to worship God aright.

Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, © 1996, 1998 MICRA, Inc.
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