right smartadj.n.adv.

Brit.

/rʌɪt ˈsmɑːt/, U.S.

/ˈraɪt ˈsmɑrt/

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: right adv., smart adj.

Etymology: < right adv. + smart adj. Compare smart adj. 15, and also smart chance at chance n. 4b.In use as noun probably originally short for right smart chance or other phrases illustrated in quots. at A.

North American colloquial and regional (chiefly U.S. southern and south Midland).

A. adj.

Of considerable quantity, number, etc.; (also) many, much. Cf. smart adj. 15. right smart chance: a considerable number, a lot; cf. chance n. 4b (now rare).

ΘΚΠ

the world > relative properties > number > plurality > great number, numerousness > [adjective]

feleOE

felefoldc1000

manifoldOE

unfewc1175

mucha1225

many one?a1300

greata1325

manyc1450

numerous1622

maint1706

right smart1825

the world > relative properties > quantity > greatness of quantity, amount, or degree > [adjective] > great (of quantity/amount)

greata1325

no smalla1450

round1596

vengeance1602

main1609

vast1637

any1758

right smart1825

high-level1860

the world > relative properties > quantity > greatness of quantity, amount, or degree > [adjective] > considerable in amount or degree

goodeOE

fairOE

goodlyc1275

largea1375

no littlea1413

substantial1413

unleast?1440

prettya1475

reasonablea1500

substantious1545

substantive1575

sensible1581

pretty and ——1596

goody1597

greatish1611

considerable1651

sonsy1721

respectable1736

smart1750

quite a little ——1763

gey1796

smartish1799

canny1805

serious1810

right smart1825

dunnamuch1831

snug1833

tidy1839

bonnyish1855

largish1872

a nice little ——1891

significant1898

healthy1901

beaucoup1917

1825 U.S. Lit. Gaz. 15 Nov. 142 Right smart chance signifies a large quantity; as, ‘Here is a right smart chance of cabbages’, meaning a great many.

1857 F. L. Olmsted Journey through Texas 301 A ‘right smart chunk of bacon’.

1909 Craftsman Aug. 538 Right smart chance ob folks comes yere ebery summer.

1936 M. Mitchell Gone with the Wind xxxix. 534 The government gave them, well—I forget how many thousand dollars. A right smart sum it was, though.

1954 F. X. Tolbert Bigamy Jones 2 ‘That cowboy took right smart holidays,’..said Grandfather Renfro.

1962 W. P. Fox Southern Fried 147 I'm in the wholesale corn whisky business and..we're been doing a right smart business up here.

1995 H. Roth Conversat. in Country Store 3 We sold a right smart lot of gas back then.

B. n.

A considerable amount; a good deal, a lot.With or (esp. in early use) without indefinite article.

ΘΚΠ

the world > relative properties > number > plurality > great number, numerousness > [noun] > a large number or multitude

sandc825

thousandc1000

un-i-rimeOE

legiona1325

fernc1325

multitudec1350

hundred1362

abundancec1384

quantityc1390

sight1390

felec1394

manyheada1400

lastc1405

sortc1475

infinityc1480

multiplie1488

numbers1488

power1489

many1525

flock1535

heapa1547

multitudine1547

sort1548

myriads1555

myriads1559

infinite1563

tot-quot1565

dickera1586

multiplea1595

troop1596

multitudes1598

myriad1611

sea-sands1656

plurality1657

a vast many1695

dozen1734

a good few1756

nation1762

vast1793

a wheen (of)1814

swad1828

lot1833

tribe1833

slew1839

such a many1841

right smart1842

a million and one1856

horde1860

a good several1865

sheaf1865

a (bad, good, etc.) sortc1869

immense1872

dunnamuch1875

telephone number1880

umpty1905

dunnamany1906

skit1913

umpteen1919

zillion1922

gang1928

scrillion1935

jillion1942

900 number1977

gazillion1978

fuckload1984

the world > relative properties > quantity > greatness of quantity, amount, or degree > [noun] > (a) great quantity or amount > (a) considerable amount

a pretty deala1475

a good sup1601

might1834

right smart1842

mittful1918

1842 J. S. Buckingham Slave States Amer. II. 327 I asked here, whether the people made much maple-sugar in this neighbourhood; when the gentleman..answered, ‘Yes, they do, I reckon, right smart.’

1856 H. B. Stowe Dred II. xvi. 162 I sold right smart of eggs des yere summer.

1863 ‘S. L. Jones’ Life in South I. vii. 91 We have read right smart of that book.

1879 A. W. Tourgée Fool's Errand (1880) 88 Directing the work, and, Yankee-like, ‘doing right smart of it’ himself, as they say here.

1932 W. Faulkner Light in August i. 25 There is a right smart of folks in Jefferson I don't know.

1949 L. Nordyke Cattle Empire 81 Heard a right smart about you, Pincham.

1970 A. Tyler Slipping-down Life ii. 25 It turned out to be a fit of some kind... She got a right smart of attention for it. They had to lay her out clear across the table.

2006 C. Frazier Thirteen Moons ii. ii. 40 There were a right smart of boys my age sleeping in houses under a big pile of quilts with a mother and father bedded nearly.

C. adv.

To a considerable degree; very much, exceedingly (well).

ΘΚΠ

the world > relative properties > quantity > greatness of quantity, amount, or degree > high or intense degree > [adverb] > to a considerable degree

welleOE

not a little1485

prettily1533

sensibly1563

pretty1565

considerably1673

considerablea1706

significantly1747

respectably1770

purty1797

appreciably1815

pooty1825

right smart1859

helder1883

sumfin1918

sumptin1924

sumthin1925

1859 S. Caphart in N. E. Eliason Tarheel Talk (1956) 290 Andrew is able to help me right smart.

1882 M. R. Banks Bright Days in Old Plantation Time ii. 28 Some de young gals wuz settin' up ter him right smart.

1909 ‘O. Henry’ Roads of Destiny xxi. 358 If you had come from below the line I reckon I would have liked you right smart.

1937 K. A. Porter Noon Wine 12 We used to have an old accordian, and Mr. Thompson could play it right smart.

1969 in Dict. Amer. Regional Eng. (2002) IV. (at cited word) [Central Kentucky] That tastes right smart good.

1999 Roanoke (Va.) Times (Nexis) 15 Sept. (Extra section) 1 It's [sc. an apple] a right smart tart... Makes the best cider, it does.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2013; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	right smart
释义	right smartadj.n.adv. Brit. /rʌɪt ˈsmɑːt/, U.S. /ˈraɪt ˈsmɑrt/ Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: right adv., smart adj. Etymology: < right adv. + smart adj. Compare smart adj. 15, and also smart chance at chance n. 4b.In use as noun probably originally short for right smart chance or other phrases illustrated in quots. at A. North American colloquial and regional (chiefly U.S. southern and south Midland). A. adj. Of considerable quantity, number, etc.; (also) many, much. Cf. smart adj. 15. right smart chance: a considerable number, a lot; cf. chance n. 4b (now rare). ΘΚΠ the world > relative properties > number > plurality > great number, numerousness > [adjective] feleOE felefoldc1000 manifoldOE unfewc1175 mucha1225 many one?a1300 greata1325 manyc1450 numerous1622 maint1706 right smart1825 the world > relative properties > quantity > greatness of quantity, amount, or degree > [adjective] > great (of quantity/amount) greata1325 no smalla1450 round1596 vengeance1602 main1609 vast1637 any1758 right smart1825 high-level1860 the world > relative properties > quantity > greatness of quantity, amount, or degree > [adjective] > considerable in amount or degree goodeOE fairOE goodlyc1275 largea1375 no littlea1413 substantial1413 unleast?1440 prettya1475 reasonablea1500 substantious1545 substantive1575 sensible1581 pretty and ——1596 goody1597 greatish1611 considerable1651 sonsy1721 respectable1736 smart1750 quite a little ——1763 gey1796 smartish1799 canny1805 serious1810 right smart1825 dunnamuch1831 snug1833 tidy1839 bonnyish1855 largish1872 a nice little ——1891 significant1898 healthy1901 beaucoup1917 1825 U.S. Lit. Gaz. 15 Nov. 142 Right smart chance signifies a large quantity; as, ‘Here is a right smart chance of cabbages’, meaning a great many. 1857 F. L. Olmsted Journey through Texas 301 A ‘right smart chunk of bacon’. 1909 Craftsman Aug. 538 Right smart chance ob folks comes yere ebery summer. 1936 M. Mitchell Gone with the Wind xxxix. 534 The government gave them, well—I forget how many thousand dollars. A right smart sum it was, though. 1954 F. X. Tolbert Bigamy Jones 2 ‘That cowboy took right smart holidays,’..said Grandfather Renfro. 1962 W. P. Fox Southern Fried 147 I'm in the wholesale corn whisky business and..we're been doing a right smart business up here. 1995 H. Roth Conversat. in Country Store 3 We sold a right smart lot of gas back then. B. n. A considerable amount; a good deal, a lot.With or (esp. in early use) without indefinite article. ΘΚΠ the world > relative properties > number > plurality > great number, numerousness > [noun] > a large number or multitude sandc825 thousandc1000 un-i-rimeOE legiona1325 fernc1325 multitudec1350 hundred1362 abundancec1384 quantityc1390 sight1390 felec1394 manyheada1400 lastc1405 sortc1475 infinityc1480 multiplie1488 numbers1488 power1489 many1525 flock1535 heapa1547 multitudine1547 sort1548 myriads1555 myriads1559 infinite1563 tot-quot1565 dickera1586 multiplea1595 troop1596 multitudes1598 myriad1611 sea-sands1656 plurality1657 a vast many1695 dozen1734 a good few1756 nation1762 vast1793 a wheen (of)1814 swad1828 lot1833 tribe1833 slew1839 such a many1841 right smart1842 a million and one1856 horde1860 a good several1865 sheaf1865 a (bad, good, etc.) sortc1869 immense1872 dunnamuch1875 telephone number1880 umpty1905 dunnamany1906 skit1913 umpteen1919 zillion1922 gang1928 scrillion1935 jillion1942 900 number1977 gazillion1978 fuckload1984 the world > relative properties > quantity > greatness of quantity, amount, or degree > [noun] > (a) great quantity or amount > (a) considerable amount a pretty deala1475 a good sup1601 might1834 right smart1842 mittful1918 1842 J. S. Buckingham Slave States Amer. II. 327 I asked here, whether the people made much maple-sugar in this neighbourhood; when the gentleman..answered, ‘Yes, they do, I reckon, right smart.’ 1856 H. B. Stowe Dred II. xvi. 162 I sold right smart of eggs des yere summer. 1863 ‘S. L. Jones’ Life in South I. vii. 91 We have read right smart of that book. 1879 A. W. Tourgée Fool's Errand (1880) 88 Directing the work, and, Yankee-like, ‘doing right smart of it’ himself, as they say here. 1932 W. Faulkner Light in August i. 25 There is a right smart of folks in Jefferson I don't know. 1949 L. Nordyke Cattle Empire 81 Heard a right smart about you, Pincham. 1970 A. Tyler Slipping-down Life ii. 25 It turned out to be a fit of some kind... She got a right smart of attention for it. They had to lay her out clear across the table. 2006 C. Frazier Thirteen Moons ii. ii. 40 There were a right smart of boys my age sleeping in houses under a big pile of quilts with a mother and father bedded nearly. C. adv. To a considerable degree; very much, exceedingly (well). ΘΚΠ the world > relative properties > quantity > greatness of quantity, amount, or degree > high or intense degree > [adverb] > to a considerable degree welleOE not a little1485 prettily1533 sensibly1563 pretty1565 considerably1673 considerablea1706 significantly1747 respectably1770 purty1797 appreciably1815 pooty1825 right smart1859 helder1883 sumfin1918 sumptin1924 sumthin1925 1859 S. Caphart in N. E. Eliason Tarheel Talk (1956) 290 Andrew is able to help me right smart. 1882 M. R. Banks Bright Days in Old Plantation Time ii. 28 Some de young gals wuz settin' up ter him right smart. 1909 ‘O. Henry’ Roads of Destiny xxi. 358 If you had come from below the line I reckon I would have liked you right smart. 1937 K. A. Porter Noon Wine 12 We used to have an old accordian, and Mr. Thompson could play it right smart. 1969 in Dict. Amer. Regional Eng. (2002) IV. (at cited word) [Central Kentucky] That tastes right smart good. 1999 Roanoke (Va.) Times (Nexis) 15 Sept. (Extra section) 1 It's [sc. an apple] a right smart tart... Makes the best cider, it does. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2013; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.n.adv.1825
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