adv
Meaning 1
In accordance with what is right or just.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Examples
- Near-synonym: fairly
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: justly, fairly
Antonyms: unrightfully, wrongfully, wrongly
Standard Lemma guide
rightfully
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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/ˈɹaɪtfəli/
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rhymes with -aɪtfəli
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CMU ARPABET: R AY1 T F AH0 L IY0 Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
adv
Meaning 2
Rightly, correctly.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: accurately, truly
Antonyms: inaccurately, incorrectly, falsely, wrongly
adverb
Meaning 3
by right
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
- baseball rightfully is the nation's pastime
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: truly
Antonyms: none provided
History
Etymology
From Middle English ryghtefully, equivalent to rightful + -ly.