Right Smart (Adverb)
Meaning
To a great degree or by a great distance; very much (`right smart' is regional in the United States); "way over budget"; "way off base"; "the other side of the hill is right smart steeper than the side we are on".
Usages
Examples
- The new policy is right smart more restrictive than the old one.
- That mountain is right smart taller than the one we climbed last year.
- This food is right smart better than what we had for lunch yesterday.
- The new employees are right smart more productive than the ones we hired last quarter.
- The parking fees at this airport are right smart higher than I expected.