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rightly

/ˈɹaɪtli/RYT-lee
/ˈɹaɪtli/RYT-lee

Meaningin a right way

Common meaning: correctly

Other meanings: with good reason

Journey through time

  1. Old EnglishrihtsourceB&T
  2. Middle Englishrightsource
  3. Englishright‘correct’
  4. Englishformed in English from rightrightly‘correctly’ · today

Sources & notes

Meaning: “Meaning” is the sense that emerges from the word’s roots; “Common meaning” is today’s everyday sense. Both written by us.

Pronunciation

  • UK IPA: converted from the US form by rule (unchecked). Respelling: generated.
  • No UK recording; the speaker uses your device’s en-GB voice.
  • US IPA: CMUdict (BSD-2), converted to IPA by rule. Respelling: generated.
  • No US recording; the speaker uses your device’s en-US voice.

Origin: Formed in English from right + -ly.

Dictionary: Skeat (1898), RIGHT, p.510 · scan

Source words

  • riht Old English · source word “straight, ruled”

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