A bit all right
adverb
yes; very well; ok:
all right, i’ll go with you.
(used as an interrogative or interrogative tag) ok?; do you agree?:
we’ll deal with this problem tomorrow, all right?
satisfactorily; acceptably:
his work is coming along all right.
without fail; certainly:
you’ll hear about this, all right!
adjective
safe; sound:
are you all right?
satisfactory; acceptable:
his performance was all right, but i’ve seen better.
informal. reliable; good:
that fellow is all right.
idioms
(a) bit of all right, british. quite satisfactory (used as an understatement):
the way he saved that child’s life was a bit of all right.
can be confused
all right, alright (see usage note at alright)
usage note
all right
adjective (postpositive except in slang use)
adequate; satisfactory
unharmed; safe
(us, slang) all-right
acceptable: an all-right book
reliable: an all-right guy
sentence subst-tute
very well: used to express -ssent
adverb
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