Source : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

Rightly \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.

Source : WordNet®

rightly
     adv : with honesty; "he was rightly considered the greatest singer
           of his time" [syn: {justly}, {justifiedly}] [ant: {unjustly}]