Duly
Duly adverb - In a manner suitable for the occasion or purpose.
Usage example: the perpetrators of this outrageous crime will be duly punished
Right
Right adverb - In a manner suitable for the occasion or purpose.
Usage example: you're not dressed right for an interview with a big-time law firm
Both words in one sentence
- The first episode she appears in was duly broadcast, and the same fans said "See, we were right." Technically, those fans were right.
-
He responds; "Time comes I need one, Sir, there'll be plenty of 'em lying on the ground." The time duly comes, and he is sadly proved right.
Source: Handguns -
Liutnant Verkramp, his resident secret policeman, duly keeps a file on his boss to bring out when the time is right.
Source: Literature / Riotous Assembly
Cite this Source
Right and Duly. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 15, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/duly/right
Duly & Right. N.p., 2016. Web. 15 Aug. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/duly/right>.
Right or Duly. 2016. Accessed August 15, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/duly/right.
Google Ngram Viewer shows how "duly" and "right" have occurred on timeline