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

• 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

Francis Ford Coppola doesn’t have a film premiering in Venice this year, but the 86-year-old Oscar winner is duly present for the 82nd edition. —Ryan Lattanzio, IndieWire, 27 Aug. 2025

Mortgage rates have remained stubbornly high since 2023—which has been duly painful as many homeowners recall the sub-3% rates during the pandemic. —Eleanor Pringle, Fortune, 26 Aug. 2025

The 1-0 defeat was what Villa deserved and duly got. —Jacob Tanswell, New York Times, 25 Aug. 2025

Custom dictates that the country of the contest’s winner hosts the next edition, so Austria was duly set as the location when JJ won Eurovision 2025 with ‘Wasted Love’. —Stewart Clarke, Deadline, 20 Aug. 2025

Word History

First Known Use

14th century, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for duly

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

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