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rightly |
2 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Rightly \Right"ly\, adv [AS. richtlice.] 1. Straightly; directly; in front. [Obs.] --Shak. 2. According to justice; according to the divine will or moral rectitude; uprightly; as duty rightly performed. 3. Properly; fitly; suitably; appropriately. Eve rightly called Mother of all mankind. --Milton. 4. According to truth or fact correctly; not erroneously; exactly. ``I can not rightly say.'' --Shak. Thou didst not rightly see --Dryden. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: rightly adv : with honesty; "he was rightly considered the greatest singer of his time" [syn: {justly}, {justifiedly}] [ant: {unjustly}]
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