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[syn: rightfully, truly]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Rightfully \Right"ful*ly\, adv.
   According to right or justice.
   [1913 Webster]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
rightfully
    adv 1: by right; "baseball rightfully is the nation's pastime"
           [syn: rightfully, truly]
Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0:
34 Moby Thesaurus words for "rightfully":
   appropriately, as is proper, as is right, by right, by rights,
   condignly, correctly, deservedly, disinterestedly, dispassionately,
   duly, equally, equitably, evenly, fair, fairly, fittingly,
   impartially, impersonally, in all conscience, in reason, inequity,
   injustice, justifiably, justifiedly, justly, meetly, properly,
   right, rightly, upon even terms, warrantably, warrantedly,
   without distinction