adverb
definition
In accordance with what is right or just; fairly.
definition
Rightly, correctly.
Examples of rightfully in a Sentence
Any one introspectively apprehending the facts must grant, he thought, that benevolence was an integral part of human nature and that conscience was rightfully supreme.
Although the number is not markedly huge, pet owners are still rightfully nervous.
The decision is rightfully in your hands.
She then learns that her Axel is taking a job that rightfully belongs to her father.
The Seamaster 300 M Diver Chronometer is part of Omega's James Bond collection, and rightfully so.
I will speak to Sasha to determine what it is he stole, and if it is rightfully owned by the Dark One, which it must be in order for you to reclaim it.
Thus Cardinal HergenrOther holds that it was written by a Frank in the 9th century, in order to prove that the Greeks had been rightfully expelled from Italy and that Charlemagne was legitimate emperor.
Without her, the rivers are dry, the women are barren, and the mines produce no ore," A'Ran replied, then added pointedly, "And the Planetary Council interferes with everything you try to do to reclaim what's rightfully yours."
There are many factors that weigh into the decision when it comes to choosing a cat litter, and further research needs to be done before clay can be rightfully superseded.
Indeed, most dog owners are rightfully hesitant to do anything that would make life unpleasant for their furry friends.
And rightfully they should have wondered.
Bankers think and rightfully so, that if you appear in front of their desk dressed like you just crawled out from under a car, you're disrespecting them.
Airline security forces may rightfully assume that an unattended bag is a bomb, forcefully opening and destroying it in the process.
As such, you should be rightfully curious about their safety and efficiency.
This task had been imposed on Jason by his uncle Pelias, who had usurped the throne of Iolcus in Thessaly, which rightfully belonged to Jason's father Aeson.
Every power, is, therefore, rightfully interested in the prevention of such exclusion.
The Tudor sovereigns had rightfully asserted the principle that in a well-ordered nation only one supreme power can be allowed to exist; but in so doing they had enslaved religion.
Henry's daughter, Matilda, claimed the throne was rightfully hers.
But since Holly's mother was born in Southampton, we are only getting back what is rightfully ours.
Mr Gilespie is rightfully concerned about the old, the infirm and those with heavy shopping bags.
Now the rest of Roll Deep are to claim what is rightfully theirs.
Books, the oldest and the best, stand naturally and rightfully on the shelves of every cottage.
The owners of these properties think it is easy money and rightfully theirs to take.
It is not for everyone, though many are in love with their Nanos and rightfully so.
While guests who were injured may rightfully feel indignation, frustration, and anger at the amusement park, those emotions do not necessarily indicate the need for an attorney's services.
However, this is the kind of game where graphics rightfully take a back seat to gameplay.
The Neo Geo, rightfully so, earned the reputation as being a 2D graphical powerhouse.
Rightfully so, because Ganondorf packs quite the wallop.
World of Warcraft boasts the most comprehensive quest system ever implemented in an online game (and rightfully brags about it).
The Child Development Institute (CDI) rightfully points out that very little knowledge is available on the type of specific environment that will result, for example, in traits of trust being more developed in a person's personality.
Side ponytail hairstyles are rightfully losing their stigma of being a last ditch-effort hair style, as they become a current trend in hair fashion.
In case you need a reminder of why Speedo is such a force in the swim world, check out the Fastskin LZR RACER, touted by Speedo as "the world's fastest swimsuit" - and rightfully so.
People against school uniforms rightfully feel clothing plays a large role in identity and individualism.
Disputes with frontier tribes led to complications with France, who asserted that the Siamese were occupying territory that rightfully belonged to Annam, which was now under French protection.