rightfully

Adverb

Meaning

According to right or justice.

Source: Webster's dictionary

Synonyms

truly right well legal righteously fairly properly equally legally correctly legitimate evenly appropriately duly constitutionally
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Antonyms

poorly badly incorrectly wrongly improperly insufficiently
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Related terms

righteously rightly damn right serve someone right rightly so arightly

Phrases with the word

rightfully mine rightfully receive rightfully owed

Examples

baseball rightfully is the nation's pastime Source: Internet

Additionally, Cleopatra left Rome to return to Egypt. Despite the provisions of Caesar's will, Antony proceeded to act as leader of the Caesarian faction, including appropriating for himself a portion of Caesar's fortune rightfully belonging to Octavian. Source: Internet

As coaches, we tend to watch a lot of video this time of year anwyay, so we’re really invested in hockey, whereas players — rightfully so — try to get away from it after a game or practice to clear their minds.” Source: Internet

A theory cannot be rightfully 'falsified', according to Lakatos, until it is superseded by a better (i.e. more progressive) research programme. Source: Internet

And while I fully recognize that celebrity endorsements elicit mixed feelings from the public (and rightfully so), it’s hard not to feel at least a little optimistic about Johnson’s endorsement. Source: Internet

At the same time, the establishment Democrats urging fiscal prudence and (rightfully) calling Trump an illegitimate president have reliably voted to expand his military budget, arming him with $738bn for this year alone. Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

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