They are cousins, if I remember rightly.
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Rightly
//ˈɹaɪtli//
Synonyms for "rightly" (95 found)
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3 entriesTranslations
5 translations across 4 languages.
Bulgarian
2 entries- с право adv (in a right manner)
- справедливо adv (in a right manner)
Finnish
1 entries- oikeutetusti adv (in a right manner)
Gothic
1 entries- 𐍂𐌰𐌹𐌷𐍄𐌰𐌱𐌰 adv (in a right manner)
Sanskrit
1 entries- साधु adv (in a right manner)
Sample sentences
20 total sentences available.
He is, quite rightly, very grateful to them.
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He was rightly punished.
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The right word may be effective, but no word was ever as effective as a rightly timed pause.
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