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1. (adv.) rightly
in accordance with truth or fact; correctly:
if I understand rightly.
2. rightly
in accordance with morality or equity.
3. rightly
properly; suitably:
rightly dressed.
4. rightly
Informal. with certainty; positively:
I don't rightly know.
Etymology: (bef. 900)
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| Definition of 'rightly' |
Princeton's WordNet |
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1. (adverb) rightly, justly, justifiedly
with honesty
"he was rightly considered the greatest singer of his time"
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1. (adverb) rightly
having a good reason
She was rightly proud of what she achieved.
2. rightly
correctly
As you rightly said, it won't be easy.
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| Definition of 'rightly' |
Webster Dictionary |
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1. (adverb) rightly
straightly; directly; in front
2. (adverb) rightly
according to justice; according to the divine will or moral rectitude; uprightly; as, duty rightly performed
3. (adverb) rightly
properly; fitly; suitably; appropriately
4. (adverb) rightly
according to truth or fact; correctly; not erroneously; exactly
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Sense: justly, justifiably; it is right, good or just that (something is the case)
He was punished for his stupidity and rightly: Rightly or wrongly she refused to speak to him.
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 Afrikaans: reg |
 Arabic: بصورةٍ مُبَرَّرَه |
 Bulgarian: с право |
 Brazilian: com razão |
 Czech: právem, správně |
 German: mit Recht |
 Danish: med rette; rigtigt |
 Greek: δικαιολογημένα |
 Spanish: justificadamente; debidam |
 Estonian: õiglaselt |
 Farsi: به طور قابل تصدیق |
 Finnish: oikein |
 French: à raison, à juste titre |
 Hebrew: בְּצֶדֶק |
 Hindi: न्यायानुसार, उचित रीति से |
 Croatian: s pravom, kako treba |
 Hungarian: jogosan |
 Indonesian: benar |
 Icelandic: réttilega, réttlátlega |
 Italian: a ragione |
 Japanese: 正当に |
 Korean: 정당하게 |
 Lithuanian: gerai |
 Latvian: pareizi; pelnīti |
 Malay: betul |
 Dutch: terecht |
 Norwegian: med god grunn, med rette |
 Polish: słusznie |
 Persian: به طور قابل تصدیق |
 Pashto: د تصدیق په ډول |
 Portuguese: com razão |
 Romanian: pe bună dreptate, pe drep |
 Russian: справедливо |
 Slovak: právom |
 Slovenian: upravičeno |
 Serbian: opravdano |
 Swedish: rätt, riktigt, med rätta |
 Thai: อย่างยุติธรรม |
 Turkish: haklı olarak |
 Taiwanese: 公平地，公正地，應得地 |
 Ukrainian: справедливо |
 Urdu: انصاف سے |
 Vietnamese: công bằng; đúng đắn |
 Chinese: 公平地，公正地，适当地 |
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