right-thinking

[ rahyt-thing-king ]
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adjective
  1. having acceptably proper or correct convictions, beliefs, etc.

Origin of right-thinking

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First recorded in 1820–30

Words Nearby right-thinking

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How to use right-thinking in a sentence

  • 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
  1. possessing reasonable and generally acceptable opinions

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