What does "rightly" mean?
Rightly: According to justice; according to the divine will or moral rectitude; uprightly; as, duty rightly performed.
Additional senses
- 2.Properly; fitly; suitably; appropriately. Eve rightly called, Mother of all mankind. Milton.
- 3.According to truth or fact; correctly; not erroneously; exactly. "I can not rightly say." Shak. Thou didst not rightly see. Dryden.
Sources
- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
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