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☞ Right is used in composition with other adverbs, as upright, downright, forthright, etc.
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Coloq. Right along , without cessation; continuously; as, to work right along for several hours. [Colloq. U.S.] -- Coloq. Right away , or Coloq. Right off , at once; straightway; without delay. [Colloq. U.S.] “We will . . . shut ourselves up in the office and do the work right off.” D. Webster.
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Right (?), n. [AS. right. See , a.] 1. That which is right or correct. Specifically: (a) The straight course; adherence to duty; obedience to lawful authority, divine or human; freedom from guilt, -- the opposite of moral wrong. (b) A true statement; freedom from error of falsehood; adherence to truth or fact.
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Seldom your opinions err;
Your eyes are always in the right. Prior.
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(c) A just judgment or action; that which is true or proper; justice; uprightness; integrity.
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Long love to her has borne the faithful knight,
And well deserved, had fortune done him right. Dryden.
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2. That to which one has a just claim. Specifically: (a) That which one has a natural claim to exact.
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There are no rights whatever, without corresponding duties. Coleridge.
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(b) That which one has a legal or social claim to do or to exact; legal power; authority; as, a sheriff has a right to arrest a criminal. (c) That which justly belongs to one; that which one has a claim to possess or own; the interest or share which anyone has in a piece of property; title; claim; interest; ownership.
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Born free, he sought his right. Dryden.
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Hast thou not right to all created things? Milton.
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Men have no right to what is not reasonable. Burke.
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(d) Privilege or immunity granted by authority.
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3. The right side; the side opposite to the left.
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Led her to the Souldan's right. Spenser.
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4. In some legislative bodies of Europe (as in France), those members collectively who are conservatives or monarchists. See , 5.
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5. The outward or most finished surface, as of a piece of cloth, a carpet, etc.
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Coloq. At all right , at all points; in all respects. [Obs.] Chaucer. -- Coloq. Bill of rights , a list of rights; a paper containing a declaration of rights, or the declaration itself. See under . -- Coloq. By right , Coloq. By rights , or Coloq. By good rights , rightly; properly; correctly.
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He should himself use it by right. Chaucer.
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I should have been a woman by right. Shak.
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-- Coloq. Divine right , or Coloq. Divine right of kings , a name given to the patriarchal theory of government, especially to the doctrine that no misconduct and no dispossession can forfeit the right of a monarch or his heirs to the throne, and to the obedience of the people. -- Coloq. To rights . (a) In a direct line; straight. [R.] Woodward. (b) At once; directly. [Obs. or Colloq.] Swift. -- Coloq. To set to rights , Coloq. To put to rights , to put in good order; to adjust; to regulate, as what is out of order. -- Coloq. Writ of right (Law), a writ which lay to recover lands in fee simple, unjustly withheld from the true owner. Blackstone.
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Right, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Righted; p. pr. & vb. n. Righting.] [AS. rihtan. See , a.] 1. To bring or restore to the proper or natural position; to set upright; to make right or straight (that which has been wrong or crooked); to correct.
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2. To do justice to; to relieve from wrong; to restore rights to; to assert or regain the rights of; as, to right the oppressed; to right one's self; also, to vindicate.
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So just is God, to right the innocent. Shak.
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All experience hath shown that mankind are more disposed to suffer while evils are sufferable, than to right themselves by abolishing the forms to which they are accustomed. Jefferson.
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Coloq. To right a vessel (Naut.), to restore her to an upright position after careening. -- Coloq. To right the helm (Naut.), to place it in line with the keel.
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Right, v. i. 1. To recover the proper or natural condition or position; to become upright.
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2. (Naut.) Hence, to regain an upright position, as a ship or boat, after careening.
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Right-about (?), n. [Right, adv. + about, adv.] A turning directly about by the right, so as to face in the opposite direction; also, the quarter directly opposite; as, to turn to the right-about.
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Coloq. To send to the right-about , to cause to turn toward the opposite point or quarter; -- hence, of troops, to cause to turn and retreat. [Colloq.] Sir W. Scott.
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Right-angled (?), a. Containing a right angle or right angles; as, a right-angled triangle.
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Righten (?), v. t. To do justice to. [Obs.]
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Relieve [marginal reading, righten] the opressed. Isa. i. 17.
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Righteous (?), a. [OE. rightways, rightwise, AS. rightwīs; riht right + wīs wise, having wisdom, prudent. See , a., , a.] Doing, or according with, that which is right; yielding to all their due; just; equitable; especially, free from wrong, guilt, or sin; holy; as, a righteous man or act; a righteous retribution.
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Fearless in his righteous cause. Milton.
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Syn. -- Upright; just; godly; holy; uncorrupt; virtuous; honest; equitable; rightful.
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Righteoused (?), a. Made righteous. [Obs.]
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Righteously (?), adv. [AS. rightwīslīce.] In a righteous manner; as, to judge righteously.
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Righteousness, n. [AS. rihtwīsnes.] 1. The quality or state of being righteous; holiness; purity; uprightness; rectitude.
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☞ Righteousness, as used in Scripture and theology, in which it chiefly occurs, is nearly equivalent to holiness, comprehending holy principles and affections of heart, and conformity of life to the divine law.
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2. A righteous act, or righteous quality.
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All our righteousnesses are as filthy rags. Isa. lxiv. 6.
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3. The act or conduct of one who is righteous.
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Blessed are they that keep judgment, and he that doeth righteousness at all times. Ps. cvi. 3.
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4. (Theol.) The state of being right with God; justification; the work of Christ, which is the ground of justification.
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There are two kinds of Christian righteousness: the one without us, which we have by imputation; the other in us, which consisteth of faith, hope, and charity, and other Christian virtues. Hooker.
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Only for the righteousness of Christ imputed to us, and received by faith alone. Westminster Catechism.
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Syn. -- Uprightness; holiness; godliness; equity; justice; rightfulness; integrity; honesty; faithfulness.
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Righter (?), n. One who sets right; one who does justice or redresses wrong. Shelton.
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Rightful (?), a. 1. Righteous; upright; just; good; -- said of persons. [Obs.] Chaucer.
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2. Consonant to justice; just; as, a rightful cause.
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3. Having the right or just claim according to established laws; being or holding by right; as, the rightful heir to a throne or an estate; a rightful king.
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4. Belonging, held, or possessed by right, or by just claim; as, a rightful inheritance; rightful authority.
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Syn. -- Just; lawful; true; honest; equitable; proper.
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Rightfully, adv. According to right or justice.
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Rightfulness, n. 1. The quality or state of being rightful; accordance with right and justice.
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2. Moral rectitude; righteousness. [Obs.] Wyclif.
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We fail of perfect rightfulness. Sir P. Sidney.
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Right-hand (?), a. 1. Situated or being on the right; nearer the right hand than the left; as, the right-hand side, room, or road.
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2. Chiefly relied on; almost indispensable.
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Mr. Alexander Truncheon, who is their right-hand man in the troop. Addison.
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Coloq. Right-hand rope , a rope which is laid up and twisted with the sun, that is, in the same direction as plain-laid rope. See Illust. of .
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Right-handed, a. 1. Using the right hand habitually, or more easily than the left.
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2. Having the same direction or course as the movement of the hands of a watch seen in front; -- said of the motion of a revolving object looked at from a given direction.
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3. (Zoöl.) Having the whorls rising from left to right; dextral; -- said of spiral shells. See Illust. of .
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Coloq. Right-handed screw , a screw, the threads of which, like those of a common wood screw, wind spirally in such a direction that the screw advances away from the observer when turned with a right-handed movement in a fixed nut.
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Right-handedness, n. The state or quality of being right-handed; hence, skill; dexterity.
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Right-hearted (?), a. Having a right heart or disposition. -- Right-heartedness, n.
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Rightless, a. Destitute of right. Sylvester.
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Right-lined (?), a. Formed by right lines; rectilineal; as, a right-lined angle.
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Rightly, adv. [AS. richtlice.] 1. Straightly; directly; in front. [Obs.] Shak.
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2. According to justice; according to the divine will or moral rectitude; uprightly; as, duty rightly performed.
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3. Properly; fitly; suitably; appropriately.
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Eve rightly called, Mother of all mankind. Milton.
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4. According to truth or fact; correctly; not erroneously; exactly. “I can not rightly say.” Shak.
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Thou didst not rightly see. Dryden.
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Right-minded (?), a. Having a right or honest mind. -- Right-mindedness, n.
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Rightness, n. [AS. rihtnes.] Straightness; as, the rightness of a line. Bacon.
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2. The quality or state of being right; right relation.
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The craving for rightness with God. J. C. Shairp.
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Right-running (?), a. Straight; direct.
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Rightward (?), adv. Toward the right.
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Rightward and leftward rise the rocks. Southey.
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Right whale (?). (Zoöl.) (a) The bowhead, Arctic, or Greenland whale (Balæna mysticetus), from whose mouth the best whalebone is obtained. (b) Any other whale that produces valuable whalebone, as the Atlantic, or Biscay, right whale (Balæna cisarctica), and the Pacific right whale (Balæna Sieboldii); a bone whale.
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Coloq. Pygmy right whale (Zoöl.), a small New Zealand whale (Neobalæna marginata) which is only about sixteen feet long. It produces short, but very elastic and tough, whalebone.
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Rightwise (?), a. Righteous. [Obs.] Wyclif.
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Rightwise, v. t. To make righteous. [Obs.]
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Rightwisely, adv. Righteously. [Obs.]
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Rightwiseness, n. Righteousness. [Obs.]
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In doom and eke in rightwisnesse. Chaucer.
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Rigid (?), a. [L. rigidus, fr. rigere to be stiff or numb: cf. F. rigide. Cf. . ] 1. Firm; stiff; unyielding; not pliant; not flexible.
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Upright beams innumerable
Of rigid spears. Milton.
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2. Hence, not lax or indulgent; severe; inflexible; strict; as, a rigid father or master; rigid discipline; rigid criticism; a rigid sentence.
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The more rigid order of principles in religion and government. Hawthorne.
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Syn. -- Stiff; unpliant; inflexible; unyielding; strict; exact; severe; austere; stern; rigorous; unmitigated.
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Rigidity (?), n. [L. rigiditas: cf. F. rigidité. See .] 1. The quality or state of being rigid; want of pliability; the quality of resisting change of form; the amount of resistance with which a body opposes change of form; -- opposed to flexibility, ductility, malleability, and softness.
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2. Stiffness of appearance or manner; want of ease or elegance. Sir H. Wotton.
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3. Severity; rigor. [Obs. orR.] Bp. Burnet.
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Syn. -- Stiffness; rigidness; inflexibility.
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Rigidly (?), v. In a rigid manner; stiffly.
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Rigidness, n. The quality or state of being rigid.
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Rigidulous (?), a. [Dim. from rigid.] (Bot.) Somewhat rigid or stiff; as, a rigidulous bristle.
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Riglet (?), n. (Print.) See .
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Rigmarole (?), n. [For ragman roll. See .] A succession of confused or nonsensical statements; foolish talk; nonsense. [Colloq.]
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Often one's dear friend talks something which one scruples to call rigmarole. De Quincey.
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Rigmarole, a. Consisting of rigmarole; frivolous; nonsensical; foolish.
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Rigol (?), n. [OE. also ringol. Cf. .] A circle; hence, a diadem. [Obs.] Shak.
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Rigolette (rĭg�lĕt), n. [Prob. fr. Rigolette, name of a girl in Eugene Sue's novel “Mystères de Paris.”] A woman's light scarflike head covering, usually knit or crocheted of wool.
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Rigoll (?), n. [Corrupted fr. regal.] A musical instrument formerly in use, consisting of several sticks bound together, but separated by beads, and played with a stick with a ball at its end. Moore (Encyc. of Music.).
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Rigor (?), n. [L. See ., below.] 1. Rigidity; stiffness.
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2. (ed.) A sense of chilliness, with contraction of the skin; a convulsive shuddering or tremor, as in the chill preceding a fever.
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Coloq. Rigor caloris (�) [L., rigor of heat] (Physiol.), a form of rigor mortis induced by heat, as when the muscle of a mammal is heated to about 50° C. -- Coloq. Rigor mortis (�) [L. , rigor of death], death stiffening; the rigidity of the muscles that occurs at death and lasts till decomposition sets in. It is due to the formation of myosin by the coagulation of the contents of the individual muscle fibers.
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Rigor (?), n. [OE. rigour, OF. rigour, F. rigueur, from L. rigor, fr. rigere to be stiff. See .] [Written also rigour.] 1. The becoming stiff or rigid; the state of being rigid; rigidity; stiffness; hardness.
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The rest his look
Bound with Gorgonian rigor not to move. Milton.
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2. (Med.) See 1st , 2.
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3. Severity of climate or season; inclemency; as, the rigor of the storm; the rigors of winter.
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4. Stiffness of opinion or temper; rugged sternness; hardness; relentless severity; hard-heartedness; cruelty.
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All his rigor is turned to grief and pity. Denham.
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If I shall be condemn'd
Upon surmises, . . . I tell you
'T is rigor and not law. Shak.
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5. Exactness without allowance, deviation, or indulgence; strictness; as, the rigor of criticism; to execute a law with rigor; to enforce moral duties with rigor; -- opposed to lenity.
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6. Severity of life; austerity; voluntary submission to pain, abstinence, or mortification.
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The prince lived in this convent with all the rigor and austerity of a capuchin. Addison.
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7. Violence; force; fury. [Obs.]
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Whose raging rigor neither steel nor brass could stay. Spenser.
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Syn. -- Stiffness; rigidness; inflexibility; severity; austerity; sternness; harshness; strictness; exactness.
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Rigorism (?), n. [Cf. F. rigorisme.] 1. Rigidity in principle or practice; strictness; -- opposed to laxity.
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2. Severity, as of style, or the like. Jefferson.
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3. (Ethics) Strictness in ethical principles; -- usually applied to ascetic ethics, and opposed to ethical latitudinarianism.
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Rigorist, n. [Cf. F. rigoriste.] One who is rigorous; -- sometimes applied to an extreme Jansenist.
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Rigorous (?), a. [F. rigoureux, LL. rigorosus. See .] 1. Manifesting, exercising, or favoring rigor; allowing no abatement or mitigation; scrupulously accurate; exact; strict; severe; relentless; as, a rigorous officer of justice; a rigorous execution of law; a rigorous definition or demonstration.
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He shall be thrown down the Tarpeian Rock
With rigorous hands. Shak.
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We do not connect the scattered phenomena into their rigorous unity. De Quincey.
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2. Severe; intense; inclement; as, a rigorous winter.
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3. Violent. [Obs.] “Rigorous uproar.” Spenser.
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4. (Mathematics, Logic) Adhering scrupulously and exactly to accepted principles; hence, logically valid; as, a rigorous proof.
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Syn. -- Rigid; inflexible; unyielding; stiff; severe; austere; stern; harsh; strict; exact.
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-- Rigorously, adv. -- Rigorousness, n.
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Rigsdag (?), n. [Dan. Cf. .] See , Denmark.
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Rigsdaler (?), n. [Dan. See .] A Danish coin worth about fifty-four cents. It was the former unit of value in Denmark.
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Rig-Veda (?). See .
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Riksdaler (?), n. [Sw. See .] A Swedish coin worth about twenty-seven cents. It was formerly the unit of value in Sweden.
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Rile (rīl), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Riled (rīld); p. pr. & vb. n. Riling.] [See .] 1. To render turbid or muddy; to stir up; to roil.
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2. To stir up in feelings; to make angry; to vex.
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☞ In both senses provincial in England and colloquial in the United States.
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Rilievo (?), n.[It. See .] (Sculp. & Arch.) Same as , n., 5.
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Rill (rĭl), n. [Cf. LG. rille a small channel or brook, a furrow, a chamfer, OE. rigol a small brook, F. rigole a trench or furrow for water, W. rhill a row, rhigol a little ditch. √11.] 1. A very small brook; a streamlet.
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2. (Astron.) See .
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Rill, v. i. To run a small stream. [R.] Prior.
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Rille (rĭl), n. [G. rille a furrow.] (Astron.) One of certain narrow, crooked valleys seen, by aid of the telescope, on the surface of the moon.
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Rillet (?), n. A little rill. Burton.
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Rily (?), a. Roily. [Prov. Eng. & Colloq. U.S.]
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