duly
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/ˈdʒuːli/
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/ˈdʒuːli/ · /ˈdjuːli/ · /ˈduli/ · /ˈdʒʉːli/ · /ˈdjʉːli/
Definition of duly
2 senses · 1 part of speech · etymology included
adv
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In a due, fit, or becoming manner; as it ought to be; suitably; properly.
“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.”
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adv
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In a due, fit, or becoming manner; as it ought to be; suitably; properly.
“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.”
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Regularly; at the proper time.
“The inquest on keeper Davidson was duly held, and at the commencement seemed likely to cause Tony Palliser less anxiety than he had expected.”
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Etymology
From Middle English duely, dewly, dulyche, dueliche, duweliche (“rightly, properly”), equivalent to due + -ly.
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