up+rightly
1Rightly — 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;… …
2rightly or wrongly — phrase used for saying that something is true, whether people think it is a good thing or a bad thing They believe, rightly or wrongly, that their violent protest will achieve their aims. Thesaurus: ways of emphasizing that something is true or… …
3rightly — index fairly (impartially) Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …
4rightly — ► ADVERB 1) in accordance with what is true or just. 2) with good reason …
5rightly — [rīt′lē] adv. [see RIGHT & LY2] 1. with justice; fairly 2. properly; suitably; fitly 3. correctly …
6rightly — right|ly [ raıtli ] adverb ** 1. ) for a good reason: It was a vicious foul, and the referee rightly removed him from the game. quite rightly (=very rightly): Everyone is quite rightly concerned about what is going to happen now. and rightly so ( …
7rightly */*/ — UK [ˈraɪtlɪ] / US adverb 1) for a good reason It was a vicious foul, and the referee rightly sent him off. quite rightly (= very rightly): Everyone is quite rightly concerned about what is going to happen now. and rightly so (= very rightly): The …
8rightly — right|ly [ˈraıtli] adv 1.) correctly, or for a good reason ≠ ↑wrongly ▪ I was, as you rightly said , the smallest boy in the class. ▪ As you so rightly pointed out , things are getting worse. ▪ They have been treated badly, and they are rightly… …
9rightly — adverb 1 for a good or sensible reason: The audience was rightly outraged at this suggestion. | quite rightly BrE: She insisted, quite rightly, that we all put our seat belts on. 2 correctly: As she rightly pointed out, this will do nothing to… …
10rightly — right, rightly 1. Right is used as an adverb meaning ‘in the right way, in a proper manner’ with a number of verbs, notably do right, go right (as in Nothing went right), guess right, spell something right, treat someone right. In general,… …
