duly

adverb

du·​ly ˈdü-lē 

 also  ˈdyü-

: in a due manner or time : properly

a duly elected official

Your comments are duly noted.

Synonyms

• appositely
• appropriately
• congruously
• correctly
• fittingly
• happily
• meetly
• properly
• right
• rightly
• suitably

Examples of duly in a Sentence

They were duly impressed by her speech.

The objections were duly noted.

The singer duly appeared back on stage for an encore.

Recent Examples on the Web

One dig and Manchester United goalkeeper Andre Onana duly ran off the rails, beaten by two soft goals in last night’s 2-2 Europa League draw against midfielder Matic’s Lyon. —Phil Hay, New York Times, 11 Apr. 2025

There are other congressional enactments that do authorize tariffs, which Trump duly invoked during his first term without drawing a major legal challenge. —Cristian Farias, New Yorker, 10 Apr. 2025

When these details start percolating up, the software release duly follows. —David Phelan, Forbes.com, 9 Apr. 2025

Driving the news: Iran delivered its response via the Gulf Sultanate of Oman, which duly notified the U.S., a source with knowledge of the issue confirmed to Axios. —Barak Ravid, Axios, 27 Mar. 2025

Word History

First Known Use

14th century, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for duly

• cooley
• coolly
• cooly
• coulee
• cruelly
• hooley
• muley
• newly
• throughly
• truly
• bernoulli
• lazuli

Kids Definition

duly

adverb

du·​ly ˈd(y)ü-lē 

: in a due manner, time, or degree

Legal Definition

duly

adverb

du·​ly ˈdü-lē, ˈdyü- 

: in a due manner or time

failed to duly deliver