rightly so
/ˌɹaɪtli ˈsoʊ/
Word Rarity
Rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.73 in modern English
16
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
2
Syllables
9
Unique Chars
Meaning
adv
In a manner that is factual or just; correctly, fairly, justly, truly; also, in a manner acceptable or excusable in the circumstances; understandably.
Example Sentences
- "His name is hight Pollente, rightly ſo / For that he is ſo puiſſant and ſtrong, / That vvith his povvre he all doth ouergo, / And makes them ſubiect to his mighty vvrong; […]"
- "[T]he victor does not acquire the regal rights even of a conquered and captured King, unless he has won those rights by arms also or has obtained them by agreement. […] The same must be admitted if it be an absolute monarch who falls into the power of his enemy, as Bazajet [i.e., Bayezid I] fell into the power of Tamerlane [i.e., Timur]; and this is rightly so, since captivity is comparable to death, […]"
- "[T]his is the legitimate outburst of someone who, having been ironically reprimanded for inventing ingenuous errors, [he] will have to allow the errors of others to pass, when what he is tempted to do, and rightly so, is to fill the margins of the page with a flurry of indignant deleaturs, […]"
- "Italy's progress throughout Euro 2020 has been gathering momentum from their opening win against Turkey and after overcoming Belgium and Spain in the knockout stage they will fear no-one and rightly so."
Etymology
Word Breakdown
- Root: *h₃reǵ-
Regional Pronunciation
- American English: /ˌɹaɪtli ˈsoʊ/
- British English: /ˌɹaɪtli ˈsəʊ/