RIGHTFULLY

rightfully, truly

(adverb) by right; “baseball rightfully is the nation’s pastime”

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Adverb

rightfully (comparative more rightfully, superlative most rightfully)

In accordance with what is right or just; fairly.

Rightly, correctly.

Source: Wiktionary


Right"ful*ly, adv.

Definition: According to right or justice.

RIGHTFUL

Right"ful, a.

1. Righteous; upright; just; good; -- said of persons. [Obs.] Chaucer.

2. Consonant to justice; just; as, a rightful cause.

3. Having the right or just claim according to established laws; being or holding by right; as, the rightful heir to a throne or an estate; a rightful king.

4. Belonging, held, or possessed by right, or by just claim; as, a rightful inheritance; rightful authority.

Syn.

– Just; lawful; true; honest; equitable; proper.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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