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“right, rightly” in Latin
aptussuitable, adapted; ready; apt, properaccommodōto fit or adapt something to something else, lay, put or hang on, attach; prepare (for a use), provide; to adjust, adaptrēctusled straight along, drawn in a straight line, straight, upright.; right, correct, proper, appropriate, befitting.; moralvērustrue, real, actual (conforming to the actual state of reality or fact; factually correct); true, genuine (not counterfeiaccūrōto take care of, do something with care, attend or give attention toprobusgood, serviceable, excellent, superior, able; upright, honest, virtuous, moral, provenbonusgood, honest, brave, noble, kind, pleasant; right; usefulplānuslevel, flat, even; intelligible, clearvaldēvery, very much, exceedingly; strongly, vigorously, intenselyadmodumvery, greatly; completely; just so
Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864
right, rightly adv.
PROP., fitly, apte: accommodate.
Truly, not falsely or wrongly, recte; vere: if I understand rightly, nisi fallor, nisi animus me fallit (Cic.); nisi quid me fefellerit (Terentianus). Not to understand rightly, non satis intelligere aliquid.
Fully, completely, accurately, accurate; probe; bene; plane: to hit anything right in the middle, plane medium ferire. I do not rightly comprehend it, non satis, non plane, hoc scio, novi.
Very (with adjectives and adverbs), valde; admodum; bene; also by a superlative, or quam and superlative; e.g., right often, saepissime: right willingly, libentissime.
Duly, recte; rite (formally): satis (sufficiently).
With justice or equity, recte; juste; bene; ut par, ut aequum, est; ut decet. It served you right (colloquial), jure, merito hoc tibi accidit; non immeritas luis poenas (after Cic.); haud immerito id tibi accidit (Liv.).
Quick answer
- What is the Latin word for right, rightly?
- The usual Latin words for “right, rightly” are aptus, accommodō, rēctus; also vērus, accūrō, probus. The right choice depends on the sense; see the distinctions below.
Entry from J. E. Riddle & T. K. Arnold, A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon (rev. C. Anthon, New York: Harper, 1864), digitised by Fergus J. P. Walsh, CC BY-SA 4.0; Latin markup adapted by latindictionary.co.