Adverb

(en-adv)

Aright, in a right manner, correctly, justifiably.

* {{quote-book, year=1909, author=Sidney Morse

, title= An Encyclopaedia of Practical Recipes and Processes , publisher=The Success Company, page=21 , passage=If rightly used, it will save a great deal of money in every household.}}

*{{quote-book, year=1922, author=(Ben Travers), title=(A Cuckoo in the Nest)

, chapter=2 citation , passage=Mother very rightly resented the slightest hint of condescension. She considered that the exclusiveness of Peter's circle was due not to its distinction, but to the fact that it was an inner Babylon of prodigality and whoredom,

* {{quote-news, year=2011, date=October 1, author=Saj Chowdhury, work=BBC Sport

, title= Wolverhampton 1-2 Newcastle , passage=Steven Fletcher headed in for Wolves late on, who were denied a penalty and what appeared to be a legitimate equaliser in stoppage time.
Wolves boss Mick McCarthy will rightly be aggrieved by those two decisions.}}

Adverb

(-)

In a just or fair manner; rightfully.

* 1890 , Robert Franklin Pennell, History of Rome :

His valor, wisdom, and justice made him justly popular, but caused him to be regarded with suspicion at Rome.

With a just or fair use of language; with good reason, properly.

* 2012 , Jay Newton-Small, ‘Gangless in Glasgow’, Time , 1 Oct 2011:

But the city on the River Clyde can justly claim to have turned the tide.

(obsolete) With great precision; accurately, exactly.

*, II.14:

It is a pleasant imagination to conceive a spirit iustly ballanced betweene two equall desires.