al·right

[awl-rahyt]
adverb
all right.
all right, alright (see usage note at the current entry).


The form alright as a one-word spelling of the phrase all right in all of its senses probably arose by analogy with such words as already and altogether. Although alright is a common spelling in written dialogue and in other types of informal writing, all right is used in more formal, edited writing.
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alright (ɔːlˈraɪt) [Click for IPA pronunciation guide]
 
adv, —sentence substitute, —adj
a variant spelling of all right
 
usage  The form alright, though very common, is still considered by many people to be wrong or less acceptable than all right

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alright
frequent spelling of all right, attested from 1893.
"There are no such forms as all-right, or allright, or alright, though even the last, if seldom allowed by the compositors to appear in print, is often seen ... in MS." [Fowler]
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Example sentences
The voters wish for some pandering, then alright he will pander.
That's not one of my favorite shows, but it's alright.
The chemist said it would be alright, but I've never been the same.
This is a man-made issue alright, but caused by local engineering on a local
  scale.
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