rightly



(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

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
Aletheaal-ə-THEE-ə, ə-LEE-thee-əEnglish
Cenhelm-Anglo-Saxon
Finka-Croatian
SterreSTER-rəDutch
DİRenÇ-Turkish
Diomedesdie-ə-MEE-deez (English)Greek Mythology