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Rightly

//ˈɹaɪtli// adv

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

    "She was quite rightly disappointed in not being promoted."

Adverb
  1. 1
    with honesty wordnet

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.

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