duly
/ˈdʒuːli//ˈduli/
duly adverb: in a due, fit, or becoming manner; as it ought to be; suitably; properly.
Adverb
duly (comparative more duly, superlative most duly)
- In a due, fit, or becoming manner; as it ought to be; suitably; properly.
- The citizen's concern was duly noted in the meeting minutes.
- Walcott's display deserved a goal and it duly arrived after 55 minutes. As he had done throughout, the forward ran straight at Chelsea's defence, riding two challenges and even falling before firing an emphatic shot past Cech.2011 October 29, Phil McNulty, “Chelsea 3 - 5 Arsenal”, in BBC Sport
- Synonyms:
- compliantly, fitly, suitably, accordantly, accordingly, agreeably, appropriately, becomingly, conformably, consistently
- Regularly; at the proper time.
- The inquest on keeper Davidson was duly held, and at the commencement seemed likely to cause Tony Palliser less anxiety than he had expected.1907 January, Harold Bindloss, chapter 4, in The Dust of Conflict, 1st Canadian edition, Toronto, Ont.: McLeod & Allen, →OCLC
duly meaning in Hindi, Tamil, Telugu and Malayalam
duly in Hindi
- विधिवत
duly in Tamil
- ஏற்றவாறு, சரியாக, தக்கவாறு, தக்கவாறு ஏற்றவாறு
duly in Telugu
- duly, properly
- జోక jōka
duly in Malayalam
- ഉചിതമായി, യോജിച്ച രീതിയിൽ, തക്കസമയത്ത്
More languagesFewer languages
- duly in Kannada
- ಸರಿಯಾಗಿ, ತಕ್ಕ ಹೊತ್ತಿನಲ್ಲಿ, ಸಕಾಲದಲ್ಲಿ, ಯಥೋಚಿತವಾಗಿ
- duly in Nepali
- विधिवत
Examples of duly in a sentence
- They duly arrived at the prefixed hour.
- The product is duly prohibited by law, but in any event, it is still available on the black market.
- At about twenty past three in the afternoon, these aircraft duly began to arrive.
Synonyms of duly
Forms of duly
| comparative | more duly |
|---|---|
| superlative | most duly |
| alternative form (obsolete) | duely |
Origin of duly
From Middle English duely, dewly, dulyche, dueliche, duweliche (“rightly, properly”), equivalent to due + -ly.
Words formed from duly
Words that rhyme with duly
Questions about duly
- What does duly mean?
- Duly means in a due, fit, or becoming manner; as it ought to be; suitably; properly.
- What is duly in Hindi?
- Duly in Hindi is विधिवत. See Duly meaning in Hindi.
- What part of speech is duly?
- Duly is an adverb.
- How do you pronounce duly?
- Duly is pronounced /ˈdʒuːli/.
Words near duly in the dictionary
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: duly (page history and authors); duly (Hindi, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); duly (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors); జోక (Telugu) (page history and authors); duly (Malayalam Wiktionary) (page history and authors); duly (Kannada Wiktionary) (page history and authors); duly (Nepali, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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