Rightly

Definition of rightly:

part of speech: adverb

Correctly; justly.

part of speech: adverb

Honestly; uprightly; as, duty rightly performed; properly; as, he is rightly called our benefactor; correctly; as, you are rightly informed.

Usage examples for rightly:

• You judge rightly a young girl stood for it. "The Complete Historical Romances of Georg Ebers", Georg Ebers.

• If I remember rightly you had some sort of idea that the fact of our engagement might help you. "The Emancipated", George Gissing.

• You do not answer: rightly you are still. "King Cole", John Masefield.

• I don't believe it is possible to love a person too much, if one only loves them rightly "Christina", L. G. Moberly.