rightfully
In accordance with what is right or justIn accordance with what is right or just.
» I only want what is rightfully mine.
Ich will nur, was mir rechtmäßig zusteht. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
Я хочу только то, что принадлежит мне по праву. — marafon
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2 sensesIn accordance with what is right or just.
Near-synonym: fairly
by right
Rightly, correctly.
Examples
21 sentencesI only want what is rightfully mine.
ruЯ хочу только то, что принадлежит мне по праву. — marafon
deIch will nur, was mir rechtmäßig zusteht. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
All I want is what's rightfully mine.
ruВсё, чего я хочу, - это то, что мне принадлежит по праву. — marafon
deIch will nur, was mir rechtmäßig zusteht. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
Sami can't have what's rightfully mine.
Ziri took what was rightfully his.
My father was rightfully tough when necessary.
Origin
From Middle English ryghtefully, equivalent to rightful + -ly.From Middle English ryghtefully, equivalent to rightful + -ly.
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Forms
more rightfully, most rightfully| Comparative | more rightfully Lesson |
|---|---|
| Superlative | most rightfully |
regular
Synonyms
4 synonyms- by right:truly
Antonyms
6 antonymsWord family
5 related wordsLessons for this word
2 lessons- A2Comparatives — Because it has a comparative form
- A2Adverbs of manner — Because it is an -ly adverb
See also
neighbours in the dictionaryDictionary text adapted from Wiktionary (Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet / Princeton WordNet (CC BY 4.0, WordNet License); shared under CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and recordings are credited where they appear.