\Right"ly\, adv. [AS. richtlice.] 1. Straightly; directly; in front. [Obs.] --Shak. 2. According to justice; according to the divine will or moral rectitude; uprightly; as, duty rightly performed. 3. Properly; fitly; suitably; appropriately. Eve rightly called, Mother of all mankind. --Milton. 4. According to truth or fact; correctly; not erroneously; exactly. ``I can not rightly say.'' --Shak. Thou didst not rightly see. --Dryden.