duly

adverb

du·​ly ˈdü-lē 

also ˈdyü-

: in a due manner or time : properly

a duly elected official

Your comments are duly noted.

Synonyms of duly

• properly
• correctly
• appropriately
• happily

Examples of duly in a Sentence

They were duly impressed by her speech.

The objections were duly noted.

The singer duly appeared back on stage for an encore.

Recent Examples on the Web

Everyone duly introduced, the crew gets to work preparing for the first charter. — Rafaela Bassili, Vulture, 13 Oct. 2026

The Giants got away with careless ball security against the Cowboys, duly noted by the Rams. — Hank Gola, New York Daily News, 18 Sep. 2026

On a day of mixed weather in Canada, a nine-rider early breakaway was only ever given a couple of minutes advantage and they were duly reeled in with eight laps completed. — Duncan Alexander, New York Times, 13 Sep. 2026

All 11 Nike nominees were duly elected as directors of the company. — Vicki M. Young, Footwear News, 8 Sep. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

14th century, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for duly

• cooley
• coolly
• cooly
• coulee
• cruelly
• foully
• hooley
• muley
• newly
• throughly
• truly
• bernoulli

Kids Definition

duly

adverb

du·​ly ˈd(y)ü-lē 

: in a due manner, time, or degree

Legal Definition

duly

adverb

du·​ly ˈdü-lē, ˈdyü- 

: in a due manner or time

failed to duly deliver