English Explanatory Dictionary

rightly

English dictionary entry

Meanings

adv
  1. In a right manner; correctly, justifiably.

Pronunciation

/ˈɹaɪtli/ En-us-rightly.ogg

Word forms

rightly rightlier more rightly rightliest most rightly

Etymology

From Middle English ryȝtly, rihtliche, from Old English rihtlīċe, from Proto-West Germanic *rehtalīkā, *rehtalīkō, from Proto-Germanic *rehtalīkê, *rehtalīkô (“rightly”), equivalent to right + -ly. Cognate with West Frisian rjochtlik, Dutch rechtelijk, German rechtlich, Swedish rätteligen, Icelandic réttilega.

Synonyms

correctly properly accordantly accordingly agreeably appropriately becomingly compliantly conformably consistently duly fitly rightly suitably chastely continently decently decorously deservingly dutifully duteously meritoriously modestly morally nobly right-mindedly righteously virtuously worthily

Related words

arightly damn right righteously rightfully serve someone right

Derived words

rightly or wrongly rightly so
This entry uses open data from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA/GFDL). Word forms are used for search and are not indexed as separate pages.
Back to search All on R Russian dictionary Dahl dictionary