rightly
rightly is defined in Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (1913) with 3 senses, and appears in Roget's Thesaurus (1911) with 40 related terms. The full text of each entry is reproduced verbatim below.
Definitions
- 1.According to justice; according to the divine will or moral rectitude; uprightly; as, duty rightly performed.
- 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.
Source: Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
Synonyms
Related terms (Roget's 1911)
- all
- and
- armed
- bold
- bon
- clear
- delight
- deserve
- devil
- distinction
- dole
- done
- droit
- due
- duty
- equable
- equal
- equitableness
- equity
- even
- evenhanded
- every
- fair
- favor
- fides
- field
- fit
- fitness
- for
- give
- good
- hath
- his
- honor
- horse
- impartiality
- just
- justice
- justifiable
- karma
Source: Roget's Thesaurus, 1911 edition (public domain, via Project Gutenberg eBook #10681).
Related questions
Reverse-dictionary questions
Definition-first questions whose answer is rightly.
- What is according to justice; according to the divine will or moral rectitude; uprightly; as, duty rightly performed called?
- What is properly; fitly; suitably; appropriately. Eve rightly called, Mother of all mankind. Milton called?
- What is according to truth or fact; correctly; not erroneously; exactly. "I can not rightly say." Shak. Thou didst not rightly see. Dryden called?
Sources
- Definitions: Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
- Synonyms: Roget's Thesaurus, 1911 edition (public domain, via Project Gutenberg eBook #10681).
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