as in properly
in a manner suitable for the occasion or purpose
marveling at the awesome sight, we had to agree that the Grand Canyon was rightly named
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Recent Examples of rightly
The demolition of McKim Mead and White’s masterpiece unleashed the preservation movement and a multigenerational tide of nostalgia, which should rightly get refracted into any new design.
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Justin Davidson, Curbed, 8 June 2026
And there are a lot of things to be very rightly and understandably terrified of right now, and uncertainty about what's to come.
—Nathan Diller, USA Today, 7 June 2026
Barr rightly notes that current capital standards were already near the low end of what academic research identifies as optimal; cutting further tips the balance toward fragility, not strength.
—Mayra Rodriguez Valladares, Forbes.com, 6 June 2026
Republicans rightly will blame Newsom and the Democratic Legislature for their misfeasance and malfeasance.
—John Seiler, Oc Register, 4 June 2026
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Justin Davidson, Curbed, 8 June 2026
And there are a lot of things to be very rightly and understandably terrified of right now, and uncertainty about what's to come.
—Nathan Diller, USA Today, 7 June 2026
Barr rightly notes that current capital standards were already near the low end of what academic research identifies as optimal; cutting further tips the balance toward fragility, not strength.
—Mayra Rodriguez Valladares, Forbes.com, 6 June 2026
Republicans rightly will blame Newsom and the Democratic Legislature for their misfeasance and malfeasance.
—John Seiler, Oc Register, 4 June 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for rightly
Adverb
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At least one person died and a child who was properly restrained in a car seat is OK, officers said.—
Brandon Downs,
CBS News,
7 June 2026
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If the reasoning in the memo struck immigration lawyers as dubious, this may have been because the agency’s office of chief counsel failed to properly vet it.—
Jonathan Blitzer,
New Yorker,
7 June 2026
Adverb
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The working assumption — correctly — is that anything digital taken into China should be treated as potentially compromised.—
Emma Bussey,
FOXNews.com,
11 June 2026
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The results were again mixed, with six to seven of the 10 problems answered essentially correctly by at least one AI.—
Joseph Howlett,
Scientific American,
10 June 2026
Adverb
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There are limitations to the findings, but Theocheung believes they can be addressed when the current technology is leveraged appropriately.—
Wyles Daniel,
USA Today,
9 June 2026
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The final putt — two feet, 10 inches — was appropriately dramatic, teetering along the left edge before curling back into the cup.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
8 June 2026
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“Rightly.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/rightly. Accessed 13 Jun. 2026.
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