adv.

1. In a proper manner: a duly appointed official.
2. At the expected time.

[Middle English duely, from due, due. See due.]

adv

Definition: accordingly, properly
Antonyms: improperly, unduly, unsuitably

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IN BRIEF: adv. - At the proper time; fittingly; adequately or sufficiently.

It should be duly noted that I arrived on time every day this week.

Tutor's tip: Even though she was "duly" (in a proper manner) promoted to department manager, her head throbbed "dully" (not intense or acute) from stress.

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The adverb has one meaning:

Meaning #1: at the proper time
  Synonym: punctually
  Derived from adjective: due (meaning #3)

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Dansk (Danish)
adv. - i rette tid, på rette måde, behørigt

Nederlands (Dutch)
behoorlijk, stipt

Français (French)
adv. - comme il fait, ainsi qu'il convient, (Jur, etc) dûment, en temps voulu, en temps utile

Deutsch (German)
adv. - gebührend, gehörig

Ελληνική (Greek)
adv. - δεόντως, εγκαίρως, ακριβώς, στην ώρα του

Italiano (Italian)
debitamente

Português (Portuguese)
adv. - devidamente

Русский (Russian)
должным образом, как и следовало ожидать

Español (Spanish)
adv. - debidamente, como corresponde

Svenska (Swedish)
adv. - vederbörligen

中文（简体） (Chinese (Simplified))
的确, 适当地, 当然地

中文（繁體） (Chinese (Traditional))
adv. - 的確, 適當地, 當然地

한국어 (Korean)
adv. - 적당하게, 시간에 알맞게

日本語 (Japanese)
adv. - 正しく, 適当に, 時宜にかなうように, 滞りなく, 時間どおりに, 十分に

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(ظرف) كما ينبغي, في حينه‏

עברית (Hebrew)
adv. - ‮בזמן, כראוי, נכונה‬

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