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rightly

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(I) can't rightly say.

Rur. I do not know with any certainty. Fred: When do you think we'll get there? Bill: Can't rightly say. Bob: Okay, how does this look to you? Bill: I can't rightly say. I've never seen anything like it before.

See also: rightly, say

I don't rightly know.

Rur. I do not know. Tom: When will Joe be getting back? Charlie: I don't rightly know. Jane: What's the difference between a first cousin and a first cousin once removed? Mary: I don't rightly know.

See also: know, rightly