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Wordnet 3.0

ADVERB (1)

1. with honesty;
- Example: "he was rightly considered the greatest singer of his time"
[syn: rightly, justly, justifiedly]


The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Rightly \Right"ly\, adv. [AS. richtlice.] 1. Straightly; directly; in front. [Obs.] --Shak. [1913 Webster] 2. According to justice; according to the divine will or moral rectitude; uprightly; as, duty rightly performed. [1913 Webster] 3. Properly; fitly; suitably; appropriately. [1913 Webster] Eve rightly called, Mother of all mankind. --Milton. [1913 Webster] 4. According to truth or fact; correctly; not erroneously; exactly. "I can not rightly say." --Shak. [1913 Webster] Thou didst not rightly see. --Dryden. [1913 Webster]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

rightly adv 1: with honesty; "he was rightly considered the greatest singer of his time" [syn: rightly, justly, justifiedly] [ant: unjustly]