duly
/ˈduli/
Word Rarity
Rare
Frequency: 3.44 in modern English
8
Scrabble Score
4
Letters
2
Syllables
4
Unique Chars
Meaning
adv
Regularly; at the proper time.
Example Sentences
- "The citizen's concern was duly noted in the meeting minutes."
- "Walcott's display deserved a goal and it duly arrived after 55 minutes. As he had done throughout, the forward ran straight at Chelsea's defence, riding two challenges and even falling before firing an emphatic shot past Cech."
- "Their first-half display was nowhere near good enough and they were duly punished by Beerensteyn's ruthlessness, with Wiegman also paying for some questionable team selections."
- "The inquest on keeper Davidson was duly held, and at the commencement seemed likely to cause Tony Palliser less anxiety than he had expected."
Etymology
From Middle English duely, dewly, dulyche, dueliche, duweliche (“rightly, properly”), equivalent to due + -ly.
Origin
Word Breakdown
Regional Pronunciation
- American English: /ˈduli/