"right-minded" meaning in English

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Adjective

Forms: more right-minded [comparative], most right-minded [superlative]
Head templates: {{en-adj}} right-minded (comparative more right-minded, superlative most right-minded)
  1. Sane; clear-thinking.
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  2. Decent; morally upright.
    Sense id: en-right-minded-en-adj-jiYx5QOM Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 33 67 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 13 87 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 9 91
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: right-mindedly, right-mindedness Related terms: in one's right mind

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