rightly

Universal Words adverb 1 for a good reason SYNJUSTIFIABLY: The school was rightly proud of the excellent exam results. * He was proud of his beautiful house, and rightly so. * Quite rightly, the environment is of great concern. 2 in a correct or accurate way: Rightly or wrongly, many older people are afraid of violence in the streets. * As she rightly pointed out the illness can affect adults as well as children. * (spoken) I can't rightly say what happened. * (spoken) I don't rightly know where he's gone. * (spoken) If I remember rightly, there's a train at six o'clock. -< RIGHT