not rightly
phrase
informal
: not with certainty : not for sure
I don't rightly know where she went.
I can't rightly say what happened.
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“Not rightly.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/not%20rightly. Accessed 16 Mar. 2026.
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