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Rightly Proud ˈraɪtli I Wrongly Adverb Bre School

Word rightly
WordType (adverb)
Phonetic BrE / ˈraɪtli / NAmE / ˈraɪtli /
Example
  • the school was rightly proud of the excellent exam results.
  • he was proud of his beautiful house, and rightly so.
  • quite rightly, the environment is of great concern.
  • rightly or wrongly, he was released early from prison.
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rightly

(adverb)BrE / ˈraɪtli / NAmE / ˈraɪtli /
  1. for a good reason
    • synonym justifiably
      https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/english/justifiably
    • The school was rightly proud of the excellent exam results.
    • He was proud of his beautiful house, and rightly so.
    • Quite rightly, the environment is of great concern.
    • Rightly or wrongly, he was released early from prison.
    • She believed, quite rightly, that he had let her down.
  2. in a correct or accurate way
    • synonym correctly
      https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/english/correctly
    • Rightly or wrongly, many older people are afraid of violence in the streets.
    • As she rightly pointed out, the illness can affect adults as well as children.
    • I can't rightly say what happened.
    • I don't rightly know where he's gone.
    • If I remember rightly, there's a train at six o'clock.
    • He did it right.
    • Did I spell your name right?
    • Is your name spelled correctly?
    • They are rightly proud of their children.
    • As you rightly say, we have a serious problem.
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