Meaning

In a right manner; correctly, justifiably..

Example Sentences

She was quite rightly disappointed in not being promoted.

I don't rightly know what he meant by that remark.

Princes, Heavens antient Sons, Æthereal Thrones, / Demonian Spirits now, from the Element / Each of his reign allotted, rightlier call’d, / Powers of Fire, Air, Water, and Earth beneath, / So may we hold our place and theſe mild ſeats / Without new trouble; […]

As to eleemoſynary corporations, by the dotation the founder and his heirs are of common right the legal viſitors, to ſee that that property is rightly employed, which would otherwiſe have deſcended to the viſitor himſelf: […]

If rightly used, it will save a great deal of money in every household.

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,[…].

"The minute I put my nose in that door she was at me for a drop of gin, but having no instructions to supply it, and being strictly teetotal myself, I have not done so, whether rightly or wrongly I leave you to judge, doctor."

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.

Word Forms

• rightlier
• more rightly
• rightliest
• most rightly

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When Should You Use Rightly?

Use rightly when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.

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