Half-right

/ˌhɑːfˈraɪt/

आधा सही; आंशिक रूप से सही

Origin & History

Modern English compound from half + right, used to indicate partial correctness.

आधुनिक अंग्रेज़ी का समास (compound) शब्द: half + right; इसका प्रयोग किसी बात के आंशिक रूप से सही होने को दर्शाने के लिए होता है।

Definition

Something that is half-right contains some truth but is incomplete or partly mistaken.

जो बात आधी सही (half-right) होती है, उसमें कुछ सच्चाई होती है, लेकिन वह अधूरी होती है या कुछ हद तक गलत भी होती है।

Parts of Speech

Adjective:
Your answer is half-right, but you missed a key detail.
तुम्हारा जवाब आधा सही है, लेकिन तुमने एक महत्वपूर्ण विवरण छोड़ दिया।

Usage Examples

The rumor was half-right: she did resign, but not for the reasons people said.
His explanation is half-right, yet it ignores the main evidence.
The report is half-right and needs clarification before we act on it.
She was half-right about the date, but the time was wrong.

Synonyms

Partly right Partially correct Half-true Not entirely correct Incomplete

Antonyms

Completely right Entirely correct Fully accurate Spot-on Wrong

Related Forms

Noun
Rightness / Accuracy / Partial truth
Verb
Adjective
Right / Correct / Partly correct / Half-true
Adverb

Idioms & Phrases

Half-right, half-wrong
आधा सही, आधा गलत
To be half-right about something
किसी बात के बारे में आंशिक रूप से सही होना