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PRONUNCIATION OF RIGHTY

righty  [ˈraɪtɪ] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF RIGHTY

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Righty is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES RIGHTY MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of righty in the English dictionary

The definition of righty in the dictionary is a riɡht-winger. Other definition of righty is a riɡht-handed person.


WORDS THAT RHYME WITH RIGHTY


almighty
ɔːlˈmaɪtɪ
Amphitrite
ˌæmfɪˈtraɪtɪ
Aphrodite
ˌæfrəˈdaɪtɪ
blighty
ˈblaɪtɪ
flighty
ˈflaɪtɪ
mighty
ˈmaɪtɪ
mity
ˈmaɪtɪ
nightie
ˈnaɪtɪ
nighty
ˈnaɪtɪ
overmighty
ˌəʊvəˈmaɪtɪ
Venite
vɪˈnaɪtɪ
whitey
ˈwaɪtɪ
whity
ˈwaɪtɪ

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE RIGHTY

righter
rightful
rightfully
rightfulness
rightish
rightism
rightist
rightless
rightly
rightmost
rightness
righto
rights
rights issue
rights of way
rightsize
rightsizing
rightward
rightwards
righty ho

WORDS THAT END LIKE RIGHTY

all righty
doughty
draughty
droughty
eighty
foughty
haughty
high and mighty
naughty
the Almighty
weighty

Synonyms and antonyms of righty in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «righty» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF RIGHTY

Find out the translation of righty to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of righty from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «righty» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

用右手
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

diestro
570 millions of speakers

English

righty
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

यथार्थ में
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

ريغتي
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

правша
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

destro
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

righty
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

droitier
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Righty
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

righty
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

右腕投手
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

좋아요
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Righty
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

righty
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

righty,
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

योग्य
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

righty
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

righty
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

porządeczku
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

правша
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

Prea bine
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

righty
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

righty
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

righty
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

righty
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of righty

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «RIGHTY»

The term «righty» is regularly used and occupies the 81.463 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «RIGHTY» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about righty

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «RIGHTY»

Discover the use of righty in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to righty and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Righty & Lefty
Even though Lefty and Righty like different things, they find they must learn to get along together without tripping over each other.
Rachel Vail, 2007
2
The Human Animal : Personal Identity Without Psychology: ...
There are only Lefty and Righty, two people who are exactly alike in every way until the surgeons separate them.1 But neither Lefty nor Righty is you. Suppose that after the operation Lefty will visit Botswana and Righty will stay home.
Eric T. Olson Lecturer Cambridge University, 1997
3
Knowledge and Reality: Essays in Honor of Alvin Plantinga
Now reconsider the following: (A) Lefty is the same person as Righty. Taken most naturally and straightforwardly, (A) is false; for thus taken it entails that Lefty is a person, Righty is a person, and Lefty is identical with Righty. But, in light of the ...
Thomas M. Crisp, Matthew Davidson, David Vander Laan, 2006
4
The Langurs of Abu: Female and Male Strategies of Reproduction
By March of 1975, Righty Ear's waiting game apparently paid off when he came into sole possession of the Hillside troop. But as in the case of his predecessors, Hillside troop was only a stepping stone and Righty Ear aspired to more; by April  ...
Sarah Blaffer Hrdy, 1980
5
This is Philosophy of Mind: An Introduction
15.25 15.26 15.27 entity formed by implanting the left half of Alan's brain into body 1 “Lefty,” and call the entity formed by implanting the right half of Alan's brain into body 2 “Righty.” All of Alan's memories survive, but they are distributed across ...
Pete Mandik, 2013
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Baseball Explained:
Let's start off by using a righty batter as an example to illustrate what platooning is all about. A righty batter, as discussed, is a batter who holds the bat with his right hand on top and who stands to the right of the plate looking in from the pitcher.
Phillip Mahony, 2014
7
The Book
That is, hitting on your comfortable right side against a lefty pitcher should result in a better performance than hitting on your new left side against a righty pitcher. But, it doesn't happen. What if instead, something else is happening. What if ...
Tom M. tango autofilled, 2007
8
The Book: Playing the Percentages in Baseball
That is, hitting on your comfortable right side against a lefty pitcher should result in a better performance than hitting on your new left side against a righty pitcher. But, it doesn't happen. What if instead, something else is happening. What if ...
Tom M. Tango, Mitchel G. Lichtman, Andrew E. Dolphin, 2007
9
What is this Thing Called Metaphysics?
That criterion doesn't imply that I am Lefty or that I am Righty, since neither Lefty nor Righty has my whole brain. But the brain criterion, if it is to be plausible, cannot require identity of the whole brain as a condition of personal identity.
Brian Garrett, 2007
10
Central Issues of Philosophy
Just as head-trauma victims today can be rehabilitated even with the loss of a lot of brain tissue, let us suppose Lefty and Righty both are rehabilitated. They both remember my earlier life, they both have my personality, they both care about the  ...
John Shand, 2009

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «RIGHTY»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term righty is used in the context of the following news items.
1
Cardinals acquire righty Steve Cishek from Marlins to bolster bullpen
The Cardinals completed a trade with the Marlins on Friday, acquiring right-hand reliever Steve Cishek in exchange for minor league pitcher Kyle Barraclough . «SportingNews.com, Jul 15»
2
Mariners recall righty reliever Tom Wilhelmsen from Triple-A
Wilhelmsen takes the roster spot left open when righty Danny Farquhar was sent to Triple-A on Sunday following the final game before the All-Star break. «USA TODAY, Jul 15»
3
A's righty Jesse Hahn to be sidelined longer than expected
A's righty Jesse Hahn to be sidelined longer than expected. By John Hickey. jhickey@bayareanewgroup.com. Posted: 07/16/2015 12:55:02 PM PDT# ... «San Jose Mercury News, Jul 15»
4
Ask Smithsonian: What Makes Us a Righty or a Lefty?
Perhaps because non-righties have been such a minority, they have been persecuted or shamed over the centuries, labeled as evil or forced at an early age to ... «Smithsonian, Jul 15»
5
Tigers add righty Neftali Feliz to lagging bullpen
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) - The Detroit Tigers have agreed to terms on a contract with right-hander Neftali Feliz, aiming to boost their shaky bullpen. Feliz joined the ... «Washington Times, Jul 15»
6
Bringing In the Righty. And the Lefty.
Nearly 20 years ago Greg Harris, a journeyman reliever, finally fulfilled his dream to pitch with each hand in a major league game. In the ninth inning of a loss to ... «New York Times, Jun 15»
7
Rockies place righty Jordan Lyles on DL with toe injury
To fill his place on the roster, the Rockies recalled right-hander Tommy Kahnle from Triple-A Albuquerque. Colorado is expected to bring up righty David Hale on ... «USA TODAY, Jun 15»
8
Japanese righty Shohei Otani throws 100 mph and plays DH on off …
The young man in the photo above is named Shohei Otani. The image is from a high-school tournament game in 2012, before Otani turned pro with the NPB's ... «USA TODAY, May 15»
9
Red Sox place righty Justin Masterson on disabled list
The free agent signee has followed a strong start to the season with two disastrous outings. He yielded 10 runs on 13 hits and seven walks in 6 2/3 innings to ... «CBSSports.com, May 15»
10
Seattle righty Hisashi Iwakuma shut down for up to 2 weeks in rehab
SEATTLE (AP) — Seattle Mariners starter Hisashi Iwakuma will be shut down for up to two weeks in his recovery from a right latissimus muscle injury after ... «USA TODAY, May 15»

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