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

• appositely
• appropriately
• congruously
• correctly
• fittingly
• happily
• meetly
• properly
• right
• rightly
• suitably

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

In March the following year, after three months in the hospital, he was adopted, with the approval of the courts, by a couple from the Campinas region who were duly registered on the adoption list. —Allan De Abreu, The Dial, 3 June 2025

In October, Bellingham also surprised Alexander-Arnold by jumping out from behind a sign reading ‘Happy Birthday Trent’ at England’s training base at St. George’s Park, a moment an FA photographer duly recorded for posterity. —Gregg Evans, New York Times, 30 May 2025

He was duly asked about this by Brett Samuels of The Hill. —Niall Stanage, The Hill, 30 May 2025

This now being duly reflected in the inventory data. —Gaurav Sharma, Forbes.com, 26 May 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