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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.]Definition 2024
rightly
rightly
English
Adverb
rightly (comparative rightlier or more rightly, superlative rightliest or most rightly)
- Aright, in a right manner, correctly, justifiably.
- She was quite rightly disappointed in not being promoted.
- 1909, Sidney Morse, An Encyclopaedia of Practical Recipes and Processes, The Success Company, page 21:
- If rightly used, it will save a great deal of money in every household.
- 1922, Ben Travers, chapter 2, in A Cuckoo in the Nest:
- Mother very rightly resented the slightest hint of condescension. She considered that the exclusiveness of Peter's circle was due not to its distinction, but to the fact that it was an inner Babylon of prodigality and whoredom, […] .
- 2011 October 1, Saj Chowdhury, “Wolverhampton 1-2 Newcastle”, in BBC Sport:
- Steven Fletcher headed in for Wolves late on, who were denied a penalty and what appeared to be a legitimate equaliser in stoppage time.
Wolves boss Mick McCarthy will rightly be aggrieved by those two decisions.
- Steven Fletcher headed in for Wolves late on, who were denied a penalty and what appeared to be a legitimate equaliser in stoppage time.