/ruyt"lee/ , adv.
1. in accordance with truth or fact; correctly: to see rightly; to understand rightly.
2. in accordance with morality or equity; uprightly.
3. properly, fitly, or suitably: to be rightly dressed.
4. Informal. with certainty; positively: I can't rightly say.
[ bef. 900; ME; OE rihtlice. See RIGHT, -LY ]