| ADVERB | all | right smart, way | to a great degree or by a great distance |
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| ADJECTIVE | all | right smart | (Southern or Midland) considerable |
| Meaning | (Southern or Midland) considerable. | |
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| Example | "it's a right smart distance" | |
| Broader | considerable | large or relatively large in number or amount or extent or degree |
| Usage of | regionalism | A feature (as a pronunciation or expression or custom) that is characteristic of a particular region |
| Meaning | To a great degree or by a great distance; very much ('right smart' is regional in the United States). | |
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| Example | "the other side of the hill is right smart steeper than the side we are on" | |
| Synonym | way | |
| Usage of | colloquialism | A colloquial expression |
| Catalan | extremadament, molt | |
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