left field vs right

left field

noun
  • An unusual or unexpected position, or a viewpoint held by very few others in contrast to the majority viewpoint (especially in the phrases out in left field and way out in left field) 

  • An unexpected, bizarre, or unwatched source (especially in the phrases out of left field and from left field). 

  • The part of a baseball field which is beyond the infield and to the left of a person standing on home plate and facing the pitcher. 

  • The defensive position in the outfield to the left. 

right

noun
  • The right side or direction. 

  • The authority to perform, publish, film, or televise a particular work, event, etc.; a copyright. 

  • A wave breaking from right to left (viewed from the shore). 

  • That which complies with justice, law or reason. 

  • The outward or most finished surface, as of a coin, piece of cloth, a carpet, etc. 

  • The ensemble of right-wing political parties; political conservatives as a group. 

  • A legal, just or moral entitlement. 

  • The right hand or fist. 

adj
  • Designating the bank of a river (etc.) on one's right when facing downstream (i.e. facing forward while floating with the current); that is, the south bank of a river that flows eastward. If this arrow: ⥴ shows the direction of the current, the tilde is on the right side of the river. 

  • Designating the side of the body which is positioned to the east if one is facing north, the side on which the heart is not located in most humans. This arrow points to the reader's right: → 

  • Complying with justice, correctness, or reason; correct, just, true. 

  • Healthy, sane, competent. 

  • Real; veritable (used emphatically). 

  • Pertaining to the political right; conservative. 

  • Designed to be placed or worn outward. 

  • Of an angle, having a size of 90 degrees, or one quarter of a complete rotation; the angle between two perpendicular lines. 

  • Appropriate, perfectly suitable; fit for purpose. 

  • Of a geometric figure, incorporating a right angle between edges, faces, axes, etc. 

  • All right; not requiring assistance. 

verb
  • To do justice to; to relieve from wrong; to restore rights to; to assert or regain the rights of. 

  • To set upright. 

  • To return to normal upright position. 

  • To correct. 

intj
  • I have listened to what you just said and I acknowledge your assertion or opinion, regardless of whether I agree with it (opinion) or can verify it (assertion). 

  • Yes, that is correct; I agree. 

  • Signpost word to change the subject in a discussion or discourse. 

  • Used to check listener engagement and (especially) agreement at the end of an utterance or each segment thereof. 

  • Used to add seriousness or decisiveness before a statement. 

adv
  • In a correct manner. 

  • According to fact or truth; actually; truly; really. 

  • Immediately, directly. 

  • On the right side. 

  • Towards the right side. 

  • Exactly, precisely. 

  • Very, extremely, quite. 

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