Rightly
/ˈɹaɪtli/ adv
adv ·Moderate ·College level
Definitions
Adverb
- 1 In a right manner; correctly, justifiably.
"She was quite rightly disappointed in not being promoted."
Adverb
- 1 with honesty wordnet
Example
More examples"They are cousins, if I remember 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.