in a right state
English
[edit]Adjective
[edit]in a right state (comparative more in a right state, superlative most in a right state)
- (British, idiomatic) in a mess or in a state of chaos; very unkempt, in poor condition
- The COVID-19 pandemic had the world in a right state.
- At the end of a long day at work, I’m usually in a right state.
- 2003, J. K. Rowling, chapter 20, in Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix:
- “Come off it,” said Ron, “you’re in a right state!”
- (British, idiomatic) in a state of panic or confusion
- The dancers were in a right state as their track wouldn’t play minutes before their performance.
- Trigonometry lectures always had me in a right state!
- Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see in, a, right, state.