Alright
WordNet
adjective
(1) Nonstandard usage
adverb
(2) In a satisfactory or adequate manner
"She'll do okay on her own"
"Held up all right under pressure"; (`alright' is a nonstandard variant of `all right')
(3) An expression of agreement normally occurring at the beginning of a sentence
(4) Without doubt (used to reinforce an assertion)
"It's expensive all right"
WiktionaryText
Adjective
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- 1922 : Ulysses by James Joyce, chapter 18
- …if I went by his advices every blessed hat I put on does that suit me yes take that thats alright the one like a wedding cake standing up miles off my head…
- 1932 : "Goodbye, Christ" by Langston Hughes
- You did alright in your day, I reckon—
- But that day's gone now.
- 1939 : Finnegans Wake by James Joyce, chapter 1.40
- Bladyughfoulmoecklenburgwhurawhorascortastrumpapornanennykocksapastippatappatupperstrippuckputtanach, eh? You have it alright.
- 2000 : House of Leaves by Mark Z. Danielewski, page 105
- "You're alright Johnny," she said in a way that actually made him feel alright. At least for a little while.
- 1922 : Ulysses by James Joyce, chapter 18
Usage notes
Some use "alright" to mean "fine, good," and "all right" to mean "all correct"; however, the contracted term is traditionally considered nonstandard.