rightfully

English dictionary entry

Meanings

adv
  1. In accordance with what is right or just.
  2. Rightly, correctly.

Pronunciation

/ˈɹaɪtfəli/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Flame, not lame-rightfully.wav

Word forms

rightfully more rightfully most rightfully

Etymology

From Middle English ryghtefully, equivalent to rightful + -ly.

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