'Rightly' definitions:
Definition of 'rightly'
From: WordNet
adverb
With honesty; "he was rightly considered the greatest singer of his time" [syn: rightly, justly, justifiedly] [ant: unjustly]
Definition of 'Rightly'
From: GCIDE
- 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]
Synonyms of 'rightly'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- accurately,
- advantageously,
- advisably,
- appropriately,
- as is proper,
- as is right,
- by right,
- by rights,
- condignly,
- congruously,
- conveniently,
- correctly,
- decently,
- decorously,
- deservedly,
- desirably,
- disinterestedly,
- dispassionately,
- duly,
- equally,
- equitably,
- evenly,
- expediently,
- fair,
- fairly,
- faultlessly,
- feasibly,
- fitly,
- fittingly,
- flawlessly,
- impartially,
- impersonally,
- in all conscience,
- in reason,
- inequity,
- injustice,
- just right,
- just so,
- justifiably,
- justifiedly,
- justly,
- meetly,
- nicely,
- opportunely,
- perfectly,
- practically,
- properly,
- right,
- rightfully,
- seasonably,
- sic,
- so,
- sortably,
- straight,
- suitably,
- to advantage,
- upon even terms,
- warrantably,
- warrantedly,
- without distinction
Words containing 'Rightly'
- At all right,
- By right,
- By rights,
- Right,
- Right off,
- Righted,
- Rightful,
- Rightfully,
- Rightfulness,
- Righting,
- Rightness,
- To rights,
- all right,
- in her own right,
- in his own right,
- in its own right,
- just right,
- not right,
- own right,
- right on,
- At right angles,
- Bill of Rights,
- By good rights,
- Declaration of rights,
- Divine right,
- Heritable rights,
- Mineral right,
- Patent right,
- Personal rights,
- Petition of right,
- Right Center,
- Right along,
- Right and left,
- Right angle,
- Right ascension,
- Right away,
- Right bower,
- Right cone,
- Right cylinder,
- Right descension,
- Right hand,
- Right honorable,
- Right line,
- Right of drain,
- Right of drip,
- Right of nullification,
- Right of search,
- Right of support,
- Right of the tabouret,
- Right of visit,
- Right of way,
- Right prism,
- Right pyramid,
- Right sailing,
- Right sphere,
- Right whale,
- Right-about,
- State rights,
- States' rights,
- The Petition of Right,
- To dress to the right,
- To put to rights,
- To right a vessel,
- To right the helm,
- To set right,
- To set to rights,
- Writ of right,
- accordance of rights,
- by right of office,
- civil right,
- civil rights,
- conjugal right,
- exclusive right,
- hard right,
- human right,
- in her right mind,
- in his right mind,
- in one's own right,
- in their right minds,
- legal right,
- natural right,
- preemptive right,
- property right,
- put right,
- put to rights,
- radical right,
- religious right,
- right atrium,
- right bank,
- right brain,
- right field,
- right fielder,
- right hander,
- right hemisphere,
- right in rem,
- right mind,
- right minded,
- right of action,
- right of election,
- right of entry,
- right of offset,
- right of privacy,
- right perpendicular,
- right smart,
- right sort,
- right stage,
- right to an attorney,
- right to liberty,
- right to life,
- right to privacy,
- right to vote,
- right triangle,
- right ventricle,
- right wing,
- right winger,
- right-down,
- rights issue,
- rights offering,
- riparian right,
- set right,
- stage right,
- subscription right,
- the right way,
- undivided right,
- visitation right,
- voting right,
- water right,
- Divine right of kings,
- Pygmy right whale,
- Right and left coupling,
- Right and left screw,
- Right of eminent domain,
- Right shoulder arms,
- Right-angled,
- Right-hand,
- Right-handed,
- Right-handedness,
- Right-hearted,
- Right-heartedness,
- Right-lined,
- Right-minded,
- Right-mindedness,
- Right-running,
- To send to the right-about,
- To serve one right,
- To take ground to the right,
- civil rights activist,
- civil rights leader,
- civil rights movement,
- civil rights worker,
- commission on human rights,
- conjugal visitation right,
- far-right,
- right atrioventricular valve,
- right atrium of the heart,
- right coronary artery,
- right gastric artery,
- right gastric vein,
- right hand man,
- right of first publication,
- right to confront accusors,
- right to due process,
- right to the pursuit of happiness,
- right-about-face,
- right-eyed,
- right-hander,
- right-of-way,
- right-side-out,
- right-side-up,
- right-wing,
- right-winger,
- sense of right and wrong,
- special drawing rights,
- Right-hand rope,
- Right-handed screw,
- extreme right-winger,
- right of re-entry,
- right-angled triangle,
- right-hand man,
- right-handed pitcher,
- states' rights democratic party,
- right to speedy and public trial by jury,
- orthogonal orthographic rectangular right-angled