right enough
2
6.3
- adjective
:
suficientemente correcto
- The solution proposed is right enough to address all the concerns raised.
- Oh, they are right enough
- right enough, he said
It wasn't right enough for me.
- It wasn't right enough for me.
- Or, well, Jake's involved, so at least right enough.
- It'll never be just right enough and you may go broke trying to get them the perfect thing.
- We just need to get it right enough enough of the time and trust that our failures.
- And over time as they develop and if we get it right enough with them and their little brains develop, they start to realize, oh, it doesn't work this way.
Examples
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Her argument was right enough to convince the committee.
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Inexperienced writers tend to trust that sentences will generally turn out all right—or all right enough.
Blog text (23) -
Oh, they are, right enough, and his father can pay any price.
Fiction book (2000) -
But he knew right enough.
Fiction book (1993) -
If Kenny can buy half, he'll get the other half for nothing, right enough.
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The amendment proposed is right enough if the reconstruction committee can get any southern state to accept it.
Academic text (2017) -
So we were wrong, but we are right enough to have bragging rights.
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As it turned out, we were right enough in our forecasts.
Academic text (1992) -
He's trusting us with this whole operation, right enough.
Fiction book (2001) -
The evidence presented was right enough to support his claim.
Synonyms
∞
1.0
Correct or most suitable for a situation
962
3.5
Right for a particular situation, person, or purpose
641
1.9
Not perfect but good for what you need
596
2.2
Suitable and correct for a particular situation or use
477
2.5
Good enough for a particular use or standard
447
2.8
Enough to do what is needed
234
2.7
Enough in amount or quality to meet a need
172
1.8
Right for a certain purpose, person, or situation
81
2.3
Good enough to meet a need but not very good
4
4.1
Having a good reason for an action or feeling
Antonyms
How Correct
Surface Forms
Morphology
The meaning 'sufficiently correct or acceptable' is directly compositional from 'right' (correct) combined with 'enough' (to a sufficient degree). This follows the common adjective + enough construction found in many languages, so a B1 learner who knows both constituents should be able to infer the MWE's meaning.
Etymology
Right enough may come from a simple image: imagine a worker fitting a part and finding it right, or correct, and enough, or good enough to use. That's why the phrase means 'sufficiently correct', not perfect but good for the job.