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duly

adv
/ˈdʒuːli//ˈduli/US

Etymology

From Middle English duely, dewly, dulyche, dueliche, duweliche (“rightly, properly”), equivalent to due + -ly.

  1. inherited from duely

Definitions

  1. In a due, fit, or becoming manner

    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.

  2. Regularly

    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.

The neighborhood

Vish — recursive loop

A definitional loop anchored at duly. Each word in the ring is defined by the next; follow the chain far enough and it folds back on itself. Scroll to it and watch.

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A definitional loop anchored at duly. Each word in the ring appears in the definition of the next; follow the chain far enough and it folds back on itself.

9 hops · closes at duly

curated · pre-corpus. live cycle detection across the full graph is the next major milestone.

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