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duly

UK/ˈdʒuːli/ US/ˈdjuːli/ uncommon

adverb

1.

at the proper time

  • “she was duly apprised of the raise”
Synonyms

Origin

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

Phrases

  • duly noted

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