rightly
/ˈɹaɪtli/ adverb B2- 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.
Comparative rightlier · Superlative rightliest
From the library
When the Shepherd returned to find his flock destroyed, he exclaimed: “I have been rightly served; why did I trust my sheep to a Wolf?”
The sight of this officer recalled Villefort from the third heaven to earth; he composed his face, as we have before described, and said, “I have read the letter, sir, and you have acted rightly in arresting this man; now inform me what you have discovered concerning him and the conspiracy.”
“Oh,” cried the Farmer with his last breath, “I am rightly served for pitying a scoundrel.”
On his departure the Farmer grievously lamented the destruction of his sheep and oxen, but his wife, who had been a spectator to all that took place, said, “On my word, you are rightly served, for how could you for a moment think of shutting up a Lion along with you in your farmyard when you know that you shake in your shoes if you only hear his roar at a distance?”
Learn rightly in real texts
With a free account, hover any word in the library for its meaning, hear it read aloud, save words for review timed to your memory, and see how much of each book you already know.