Standard Lemma guide

duly

adv · 3 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

Sound

Pronunciation

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  • /ˈdʒuːli/ yod-coalescence
  • /ˈdjuːli/ non-yod-coalescence
  • General-American: /ˈduli/
  • New-Zealand: /ˈdʒʉːli/
  • New-Zealand: /ˈdjʉːli/
  • US: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
  • rhymes with -uːli
  • CMU ARPABET: D UW1 L IY0 Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

1

adv

Meaning 1

In a due, fit, or becoming manner; as it ought to be; suitably; properly.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Examples

  • The citizen's concern was duly noted in the meeting minutes.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: compliantly, fitly, suitably, accordantly, accordingly, agreeably, appropriately, becomingly, conformably, consistently, duly, properly, rightly

Antonyms: none provided

2

adv

Meaning 2

Regularly; at the proper time.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

3

adverb

Meaning 3

at the proper time

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • she was duly apprised of the raise

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: punctually

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

From Middle English duely, dewly, dulyche, dueliche, duweliche (“rightly, properly”), equivalent to due + -ly.

Across languages

Translations

32 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Azerbaijani: lazımınca — properly
  • Azerbaijani: cabəca — properly
  • Azerbaijani: gərəkli şəkildə — properly
  • Bulgarian: съответно (sǎotvetno) — properly
  • Bulgarian: надлежно (nadležno) — properly
  • Catalan: degudament — properly
  • Chinese Cantonese: 恰當噉 /恰当噉 (hap1 dong3 gam2) — properly
  • Chinese Cantonese: 適當噉 /适当噉 (sik1 dong3 gam2) — properly
  • Finnish: asianmukaisesti — properly
  • French: dûment — properly
  • German: gebührend — properly
  • German: ordnungsgemäß — properly
  • Korean: 적당하게 (jeokdanghage) — properly
  • Middle English: duely — properly
  • Polish: należycie — properly
  • Portuguese: devidamente — properly
  • Russian: пра́вильно (právilʹno) — properly
  • Spanish: debidamente — properly
  • Swedish: vederbörligen — properly
  • Turkish: gereken şekilde — properly
  • Turkish: hakkıyla — properly
  • Turkish: nizamî — properly
  • Turkish: usulen — properly
  • Turkish: usulünce — properly
  • Turkish: usulüne uygun — properly
  • Walloon: comifåt — properly
  • Bulgarian: навреме (navreme) — regularly
  • Catalan: degudament — regularly
  • Finnish: ajallaan — regularly
  • French: ponctuellement — regularly
  • German: pünktlich — regularly
  • Russian: во́время (vóvremja) — regularly