Definitions
American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
- adv. Nonstandard All right. See Usage Note at all right.
WordNet 3.0
- adv. without doubt (used to reinforce an assertion)
- adv. an expression of agreement normally occurring at the beginning of a sentence
- adj. nonstandard usage
- adv. in a satisfactory or adequate manner
Etymologies
- From all + right. Compare Old English eallriht ("all-right, just, exactly"), equivalent to al- (“all”) + right. (Wiktionary)
Examples
“I can log in alright but everytime I go to a different page, I have to do it over each time I return to the forums.”
“Mail is coming in alright and so are private parcels.”
“Yeah you are building a mountain alright a mountain of stupidity.”
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“Oh, I struggle with a lot of things -- some of which you might wonder why -- but my faith that, as Bob Marley said, "Everything's gonna be alright," is rock solid.”
“In fact, I am glad to use both — all right represents unreserved support whereas alright is more a statement of passability:”
“And the only time I feel alright is when I'm into drinking”
“Wow, mesmerizing is the word alright ... and I was wondering the same too ... how do you not crash into the walls?”
“They cite a letter from "a New York businessman named William E. Scott" from September 25, 1913:I wish you would submit to your experts the feasibility of putting the word alright into use.”
“That's the problem with moderates too - they want the coin alright, just the right side up.”
““alright is an incorrect spelling of all right and an illogical form thereof.””
Lists
These user-created lists contain the word ‘alright’.
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Interesting words
A list of words that are odd or words that I have looked up.
concupiscence, brize, scree, scoria, forestaff, spanaemia, valetudinarianism, distasture, pyrethrum, laudanum, gentian, bicameral and 11184 more...
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Words to torment grammar nazis with
irregardless, alot, grammar nazi, Internet, hopefully, alright, Promptorium Parvu..., Begging the question, begs the question, living language, would of, should of and 5 more...
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no little thing
it bothers me when i hear someone who have experienced something life changing use the phrase: now i appreciate the little things. I DON'T BELIEVE THERE ARE ANY LITTLE THINGS. everything is EXTRAOR...
letters, living, understand, narrow, behavior, personal, need, meant, untamed, world, soldier, 'cause and 241 more...
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Random Words
lochia, confused, innoxious, naive, cockatrice, derisive, parsley, passive, casual, football, innuendo, Rumanian and 172 more...
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The History of Cool
Words that mean "cool" around the world and through the ages.
cool, awesome, wild, stylin', groovy, neat, nifty, swell, great, tubular, radical, bitchin' and 188 more...
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-right
adj./adv.
outright, downright, forthright, upright, alright, aright, topright, foreright, overright, unright
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American vs British
Every word that is unique in either American or British English or used differently in both
anymore, alright, trapezium, trapezoid, centre, center, flyer, flier, diarrhoea, diarrhea, hobnob, nappy and 4 more...
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gistuary's Words
alright, posthumous, prerogative, niche, lackadaisical, restitution, pseudonym
Tweets
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GHibbs My sentence: 'Would you check to see that the lagging walkers are alright?' where 'alright' means: safe, comfortable, ok, ... Aug 22, 2011
EditorMark Some thoughts on the alright vs. all right, including a survey of several dictionaries and usage guides: http://editormark.wordpress.com/2010/02/09/it’s-all-right-i-think-we’re-gonna-make-it/ Feb 9, 2010