Right"ly, adv. [AS. richtlice.]
1.
Straightly; directly; in front.
[Obs.]
Shak.
2.
According to justice; according to the divine will or moral rectitude; uprightly; as, duty rightly performed.
3.
Properly; fitly; suitably; appropriately.
Eve rightly called, Mother of all mankind.
Milton.
4.
According to truth or fact; correctly; not erroneously; exactly.
"I can not
rightly say."
Shak.
Thou didst not rightly see.
Dryden.
© Webster 1913.