Definitions
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- adjective satisfactory; better than average.
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Examples
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My losing of interest was given a turbo-boost by sharing a townhouse with the local CST, who -- although she was an all-right roommate -- was the nexus for much of the Camarilla drama in the southeast.
we feed on the blood of the living moriarty6 2007
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"There are no such forms as all-right, or allright, or alright, though even the last, if seldom allowed by the compositors to appear in print, is often seen ... in MS."
What I bought – 27 February 2008 | Comics Should Be Good! @ Comic Book Resources 2008
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Talking of his wife, Nellie, Lawrence says, "She's had her sadness, but she's an all-right girl" (page 61).
The Miraculous Journey of Edward Tulane by Kate DiCamillo: Questions 2006
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"I think he's an all-right guy," said James Konz, 38, who does painting and drywall work in Saucier, Miss.
USATODAY.com - 'Sense of renewal' in Mississippi impresses Bush 2006
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Dude…..ya all-right, that just hit ya in the head.
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I know the government will be all-right, and I doubt that you will have to leave.
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“Are you having an all-right time at the party?” she asked.
The God of Animals Aryn Kyle 2007
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“Are you having an all-right time at the party?” she asked.
The God of Animals Aryn Kyle 2007
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And, given the domination of talk radio by the fringe hard-right that represents the political views of only a small segment of America, why is it that the vast majority of talk radio stations across the nation never run even an occasional centrist or progressive show in the midst of their all-right, all-the-time programming day?
Thom Hartmann's 2002 2007
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I know the government, will be all-right, and I doubt that you will have to leave.
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