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say it: DOO-lee
duly is an adverb meaning "in accordance with what is appropriate or suitable for the circumstances". It is pronounced /ˈduli/ — DOO-lee. It carries one recorded sense.
in accordance with what is appropriate or suitable for the circumstances
“he was appropriately dressed”
“If you don't behave properly, you'll have to leave!”
“I met the junior senator from Illinois and I was duly impressed”
Definitions, synonyms and semantic relations for duly come from Princeton University’s WordNet. The pronunciation comes from the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary. Commonness is measured against a corpus of everyday English. Full sources and licences.