rightly
Syllables: right·lyUK/ˈɹaɪtli/
rightly adverb: in a right manner; correctly, justifiably.
Adverb
rightly (comparative rightlier or more rightly, superlative rightliest or most rightly)
- In a right manner; correctly, justifiably.
- She was quite rightly disappointed in not being promoted.
- I don't rightly know what he meant by that remark.
- Synonyms:
- correctly, properly, accordantly, accordingly, agreeably, appropriately, becomingly, compliantly, conformably, consistently
rightly meaning in Hindi, Tamil, Urdu and Sanskrit
rightly in Hindi
- rightly
- ठीक ṭhīk
rightly in Tamil
- செவ்வனம், சட்ட, செவ்வே, ஏற்ற வகையில், சரியாக, சரிவர
rightly in Urdu
- rightly
- ٹھیک ṭhīk
rightly in Sanskrit
- in a right manner
- साधु sādhu
Examples of rightly in a sentence
- If rightly used, it will save a great deal of money in every household.1909, Sidney Morse, An Encyclopaedia of Practical Recipes and Processes, The Success Company, page 21:
- Mother very rightly resented the slightest hint of condescension.1921, Ben Travers, chapter 2, in A Cuckoo in the Nest, Garden City, N.Y.: Doubleday, Page & Company, published 1925, →OCLC:
- Virtue is not just about acting rightly but about feeling rightly.2023 June 26, Nikhil Krishnan, “Aristotle’s Rules for Living Well”, in The New Yorker, New York, N.Y.: Condé Nast Publications, →ISSN...
Synonyms of rightly
- correctly
- properly
- accordantly
- accordingly
- agreeably
- appropriately
- becomingly
- compliantly
- conformably
- consistently
18 more synonymsFewer synonyms
Forms of rightly
| comparative | rightlier |
|---|---|
| comparative | more rightly |
| superlative | rightliest |
| superlative | most rightly |
Origin of rightly
From Middle English ryȝtly, rihtliche, from Old English rihtlīċe, from Proto-West Germanic *rehtalīkā, *rehtalīkō, from Proto-Germanic *rehtalīkê, *rehtalīkô (“rightly”), equivalent to right + -ly. Cognate with West Frisian rjochtlik, Dutch rechtelijk, German rechtlich, Swedish rätteligen, Icelandic réttilega.
Words formed from rightly
Words that rhyme with rightly
Questions about rightly
- What does rightly mean?
- Rightly means in a right manner; correctly, justifiably.
- What is rightly in Hindi?
- Rightly in Hindi is ठीक (ṭhīk). See Rightly meaning in Hindi.
- How do you use rightly in a sentence?
- If rightly used, it will save a great deal of money in every household.
- What part of speech is rightly?
- Rightly is an adverb.
- How do you pronounce rightly?
- Rightly is pronounced /ˈɹaɪtli/ (UK).
Words near rightly in the dictionary
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: rightly (page history and authors); ठीक (Hindi) (page history and authors); rightly (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors); ٹھیک (Urdu) (page history and authors). 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.
Last updated:
Pronunciation audio from Wikimedia Commons, each file under its own free license: En-us-rightly.ogg.
Cite this entry: “rightly.” Word.ws, https://word.ws/rightly. Based on Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.