rightly
adverb/ˈraɪtli/
/ˈraɪtli/
- for a good reason synonym justifiably
- The school was rightly proud of the excellent exam results.
- He was proud of his beautiful house, and rightly so.
- Quite rightly, the environment is of great concern.
- Rightly or wrongly, many older people are afraid of violence in the streets.
Extra Examples- Rightly or wrongly, he was released early from prison.
- She believed, quite rightly, that he had let her down.
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- in a correct or accurate way
- As she rightly pointed out, the illness can affect adults as well as children.
- I can't rightly say what happened.
- I don't rightly know where he's gone.
- If I remember rightly, there's a train at six o'clock.
Which Word? right / rightlyright / rightly- Right and rightly can both be used as adverbs. In the sense ‘correctly’ or ‘in the right way’, right is the usual adverb. It is only used after verbs:
- He did it right.
- Did I spell your name right?
- Is your name spelled correctly?
- The usual meaning of rightly is ‘for a good reason’ and it comes before an adjective:
- They are rightly proud of their children.
- As you rightly say, we have a serious problem.
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