rightly
adverb (MORALLY ACCEPTABLE) /ˈraɪt.li/Definition
B2 behaving in a way that is suitable and acceptable: They quite rightly complained to the manager.Virtue and moral goodSuitable and acceptableQuite good, or not very good rightly or wrongly › used to mean that something may or may not be morally correct, but it is a fact: Rightly or wrongly, she has been given the post of managing director.Suitable and acceptableQuite good, or not very good
(Definition of rightly adverb (MORALLY ACCEPTABLE) from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
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Synonyms and related words:
- -able suffix (WORTH BEING)
- acceptable adjective
- accepted adjective
- accordingly adverb
- apposite adjective
- convenience noun (BEING EASY)
- correct adjective
- fit in phrasal verb
- fit in with sth phrasal verb
- fitting adjective
- functional adjective (WORKING NORMALLY)
- germane adjective
- horses for courses idiom
- practical adjective (SUITABLE)
- respectability noun
- respectable adjective
- respectably adverb
- satisfaction noun
- seasonable adjective
- valid adjective
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