in a due manner; specif.,
- as due; rightfully
- when due; at the right time
- as required; sufficiently
adverb
Duly is defined as at the right time or as expected.
An example of duly is a person showing up when they were supposed to arrive.
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adverb
- In a proper manner: a duly appointed official.
- At the expected time.
Origin of duly
Middle English duely from due due ; see due .THE AMERICAN HERITAGE® DICTIONARY OF THE ENGLISH LANGUAGE, FIFTH EDITION by the Editors of the American Heritage Dictionaries. Copyright © 2016, 2011 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.
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Adverb
(comparative more duly, superlative most duly)
Origin
Middle English duweliche (“rightly, properly”), from dewe (“due”) + -liche (“-ly”)
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Sentence Examples
- "Duly noted," Dean said.
- Consider I've been duly warned and, yes, I will take precautions.
- Religious instruction is not imparted by the state-paid teachers in any state, though in certain states persons duly authorized by the religious organizations are allowed to give religious instruction to children of their own denomination where the parents' consent has been obtained.
- The third constitutional convention in its history now met at Carson City and drew up a constitution which was duly ratified.
- The nominal governor of the country was the Turkish vali, who resided at Banjaluka or Travnik, and rarely interfered in local affairs, if the taxes were duly paid.
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