Definition of rightfully in English:
rightfully
adverb ˈrʌɪtf(ə)liˈrʌɪtfʊliˈraɪtfəli
In accordance with a legitimate right or claim to property, position, or status.
a land that rightfully belongs to the native people
Example sentencesExamples
- He has rightfully been a heavy influence on modern anime style.
- All of these problems are rightfully laid at the feet of the man in charge.
- Perhaps rightfully, the mother of the kids was publicly demonized for turning her back on her young children.
- The animalistic nature of people tends to come out when they have the chance to seize what they believe is rightfully theirs.
- The folks there rightfully give us an adequate presentation at a bargain price.
- He goes to England to seek help to regain the throne that is rightfully his.
- Its unique animation style, inventive action sequences, and twisty narrative structures have rightfully won over a hardcore legion of fanatics.
- He was the toast of the 2005 festival, and rightfully so.
- They will soon get what is rightfully owed to them.
- The filmmakers rightfully feel the need to provide a social background to the poor robber who got in over his head.