Right smart has 3 different meanings across 2 categories:
Adjective
· Adverb
Noun
1
A large amount, a great deal.
Adjective
1
(Southern or Midland) considerable
"it's a right smart distance"
Adverb
1
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"
Example Sentences
"it's a right smart distance"
adjective
"way over budget"
adverb
"way off base"
adverb
"the other side of the hill is right smart steeper than the side we are on"
adverb