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rightfully

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right·ful  (rtfl)
adj.
1. Right or proper; just.
2. Having a just or proper claim: Return this dog to its rightful owner.
3. Held or owned by just or proper claim: This land is my rightful property.

rightful·ly adv.
rightful·ness n.
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Adv.1.rightfully - by rightrightfully - by right; "baseball rightfully is the nation's pastime"
Translations
rightfully [ˈraɪtfəlɪ] ADVlegítimamente, por derecho
she's inherited the money which is rightfully hersha heredado el dinero que legítimamente or por derecho le pertenece
it's something that's taken very seriously, and rightfully soes algo que se ha tomado muy en serio y con razón
rightfully [ˈraɪtfʊli] advà juste titre, légitimement
right-hand [ˌraɪtˈhænd] adj [corner] → droit(e)
the right-hand side → la droite
It's on the right-hand side → C'est à droite.
right-hand drive
modif [vehicle] → avec la conduite à droite
a right-hand drive car → une voiture avec la conduite à droite
n
(= mechanism) → conduite f à droite
(= car) → voiture f avec la conduite à droite
right-handed [ˌraɪtˈhændɪd] adj [person] → droitier/ière; [punch, throw] → du droit
right-hand man nbras droit (fig)
Right Honourable adj (British)Très Honorable
right-justify [ˌraɪtˈdʒʌstɪfaɪ] vt (= text) → justifier à droite
rightfully
adv
rechtmäßig; they must give us what is rightfully ourssie müssen uns geben, was uns rechtmäßig zusteht
punishgerechterweise
rightfully [ˈraɪtfəlɪ] advlegittimamente, a buon diritto


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When the first moments of surprise were over, Wilfred of Ivanhoe demanded of the Grand Master, as judge of the field, if he had manfully and rightfully done his duty in the combat?
The drinks were rightfully on Ben Davis, and Ben Davis must buy them.
He was appalled by the vastness of the beauty that rightfully belonged in it, and again his mind flashed and dared, and he demanded of himself why he could not chant that beauty in noble verse as the great poets did.
 
 
 
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