Antonyms for rightly


Grammar : Adv
Spell : rahyt-lee
Phonetic Transcription : ˈraɪt li


Definition of rightly

Origin :
  • Old English rihtlice "justly, virtuously; properly, regularly, correctly;" see right (adj.1) + -ly (2).
  • adv uprightly
Example sentences :
  • But he was a man and his own master—if you can rightly call a man his own master that does them things.
  • Extract from : « The Spenders » by Harry Leon Wilson
  • I don't want to trouble him, but I was bound he shouldn't keep from me what was rightly my due.
  • Extract from : « Brave and Bold » by Horatio Alger
  • No suspicion or fear can be rightly directed toward our country.
  • Extract from : « United States Presidents' Inaugural Speeches » by Various
  • My wife had rightly told me, Sir, that you were a very clever and honest man.
  • Extract from : « The Imaginary Invalid » by Molire
  • Now Wiseli first rightly understood these words, and felt their full meaning.
  • Extract from : « Rico and Wiseli » by Johanna Spyri
  • He shall see it rightly, and you shall not be thus disgraced.
  • Extract from : « The Boy Life of Napoleon » by Eugenie Foa
  • I explained that I had not contradicted myself, that she had not rightly interpreted my words.
  • Extract from : « Green Mansions » by W. H. Hudson
  • I was, perhaps, the more ready to do rightly because I felt that I was not compelled to it.
  • Extract from : « Tales And Novels, Volume 4 (of 10) » by Maria Edgeworth
  • An English gentleman could rightly have had no part or lot with either of you.
  • Extract from : « In the Valley » by Harold Frederic
  • He does not rightly consort his instruments, or he tunes them in different keys.
  • Extract from : « A Dish Of Orts » by George MacDonald

Synonyms for rightly

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