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IN HER RIGHT MIND

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does in her right mind mean? 

IN HER RIGHT MIND (adjective)
  The adjective IN HER RIGHT MIND has 1 sense:

1. behaving responsiblyplay

  Familiarity information: IN HER RIGHT MIND used as an adjective is very rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


IN HER RIGHT MIND (adjective)


Sense 1

Meaning:

Behaving responsibly

Synonyms:

in her right mind; in his right mind; in their right minds

Similar:

sane (mentally healthy; free from mental disorder)


 Context examples 


She'd never have gone in her right mind, cried Hannah, staring after her, while the girls were rendered quite speechless by the miracle.

(Little Women, by Louisa May Alcott)

Bessie is not sure whether she is in her right mind, or means anything by the words; but she told Miss Reed and Miss Georgiana, and advised them to send for you.

(Jane Eyre, by Charlotte Brontë)



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