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Webster 1913 Edition
Rightly
Right′ly
,adv.
[AS.
richtlice
.] 1.
Straightly; directly; in front.
[Obs.]
Shak.
2.
According to justice; according to the divine will or moral rectitude; uprightly;
as, duty
. rightly
performed3.
Properly; fitly; suitably; appropriately.
Eve
rightly
called, Mother of all mankind. Milton.
4.
According to truth or fact; correctly; not erroneously; exactly.
“I can not rightly say.” Shak.
Thou didst not
rightly
see. Dryden.
Webster 1828 Edition
Rightly
RIGHTLY
, adv.1.
According to justice; according to the divine will or moral rectitude; as duty rightly performed.2.
Properly; fitly; suitably; as a person rightly named.3.
According to truth or fact; not erroneously. He has rightly conjectured.4.
Honestly; uprightly.5.
Exactly.Thou didst not rightly see.
6.
Straightly; directly. [Not in use.]