rightly

1. 1.

   with honesty

   “he was rightly considered the greatest singer of his time”

   Synonymsjustlyjustifiedly

Questions about rightly

What does rightly mean?

rightly means "with honesty".

How many syllables are in rightly?

rightly has 2 syllables: right-ly. The stress falls on "right". In IPA it is /ˈɹaɪtli/.

What is another word for rightly?

Close synonyms include justly, justifiedly. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is rightly a common word?

rightly is banded "Familiar" — widely understood, used when the subject calls for it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.