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

Which is all fine and dandy, until Vibeke duly does skip a dosage and starts getting manic. — Leslie Felperin, HollywoodReporter, 8 July 2026

Antonelli duly lit up the timesheets, taking three seconds out of Leclerc in two laps alone. — Madeline Coleman, New York Times, 5 July 2026

Mbappé stepped up in the 70th minute and duly converted for his seventh goal of the tournament – overtaking Lionel Messi in the Golden Boot race due to his assist total. — Patrick Sung Cuadrado, CNN Money, 4 July 2026

Neither slavery nor involuntary servitude, except as a punishment for crime whereof the party shall have been duly convicted, shall exist within the United States, or any place subject to their jurisdiction. — Ann Manov, Harpers Magazine, 23 June 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