What's the difference between duly and properly?

Duly


Definition:

  • (adv.) In a due, fit, or becoming manner; as it (anything) ought to be; properly; regularly.

Example Sentences:

  • (1) They learned from a good example.” His replacement, Diego Costa, duly hauled the hosts level by scoring his 20th league goal of an impressive first campaign in English football from the penalty spot after John O’Shea tripped Cuadrado.
  • (2) The process responsible for generating this delay was switched on with a time constant of 8 ms at 4 degrees C, which fell to about 1 ms at 15 degrees C. Analysis of the inward tail currents at the end of a voltage-clamp pulse showed that there was a substantial external accumulation of potassium owing to the restriction of its diffusion out of the Schwann cell space, which, when duly allowed for, roughly doubled the calculated value of the potassium conductance.
  • (3) The blue skipping rope – that’s the key to this race.” My eight-year-old daughter looked at me like I was mad … but when it came time for the year 3 skipping race, she did as she was told – and duly chalked up a glorious personal best in third place.
  • (4) Aiyenugba duly saved Ben Frej's effort as Enyimba prevailed 5-3 and retained their crown.
  • (5) The medico-legal importance of MMF and the principal possibility of their treatment (when duly diagnosed) is pointed out.
  • (6) The stadium was duly dotted with forlorn patches of brightly colored camp t-shirts whose inhabitants spent the game wilting off their seats in temperatures which stood at 101 degrees before kick off.
  • (7) The wag added the line "these allegations are completely unsubstantiated and have no basis in reality," which was duly tweeted out by the account.
  • (8) Then he drills an ace down the line, and duly wins the game with a gentle drop shot over the net.
  • (9) 42 patients with duly terminated orthodontic treatment were re-examined at intervals of one year during a period of five years.
  • (10) The absence of a virilizing action is duly pointed out.
  • (11) The recommendations are duly translated into procedures that the staff of each agency must follow – a new recording form or assessment procedure, more meetings – Mashs (Multi-Agency Safeguarding Hubs), the Laming report's safeguarding children boards, child protection plan meetings and so forth.
  • (12) They duly served their purpose in crippling trade unionism, above all during the 1984-85 miners' strike, the British bobby's unfinest hour.
  • (13) That was not necessarily a disaster for a team with West Ham’s skill set, however, so well stocked are they with long-range shooters, and both Pedro Obiang and Noble duly hit the woodwork from distance before half-time.
  • (14) Duly noted: headline potential should an error from the USA's Southampton-based goalkeeper decide this or any other match.
  • (15) "Attack, attack, attack," was the order from the Stretford End, and United duly obliged.
  • (16) I will get the overall standings worked out today, and post them below the line as soon as I can; all six-pickers will be duly acknowledged at the top of next week’s blog.
  • (17) A Kazakh spokesman duly declared his country "honoured and privileged to have such attention on the part of two prime ministers".
  • (18) In New Hampshire, as police informed an MSNBC television reporter, who duly passed on the news to his stunned anchorman, only carrying a concealed weapon is illegal.
  • (19) The moment had come for Defoe – initially very big on economy of effort – to use all that cleverly conserved energy to remind everyone of his enduring ability and, latching on to Johnson’s pass, the 33-year-old duly obliged.
  • (20) He duly obliged and the crowd was treated to the first look at Age of Ultron, starting with a witty interchange between the Avengers as each, enjoying a drink and dressed in civilian clothing, tries to lift Thor’s hammer.

Properly


Definition:

  • (adv.) In a proper manner; suitably; fitly; strictly; rightly; as, a word properly applied; a dress properly adjusted.
  • (adv.) Individually; after one's own manner.

Example Sentences:

  • (1) Not only do they give employers no reason to turn them into proper jobs, but mini-jobs offer workers little incentive to work more because then they would have to pay tax.
  • (2) The most successful dyes were phenocyanin TC, gallein, fluorone black, alizarin cyanin BB and alizarin blue S. Celestin blue B with an iron mordant is quite successful if properly handled to prevent gelling of solutions.
  • (3) It is entirely proper for serving judges to set out the arguments in high-profile cases to help public understanding of the legal issues, as long as it is done in an even-handed way.
  • (4) When you have been out for a month you need to prepare properly before you come back.” Pellegrini will make his own assessment of Kompany’s fitness before deciding whether to play him in the Bournemouth game, which he is careful to stress may not be the foregone conclusion the league table might suggest.
  • (5) Photoreactions induced in that proper sensitizer molecules absorb UV-light or visible light.
  • (6) The importance of proper disinfection of such equipment cannot be overemphasized.
  • (7) A good understanding of upper gastrointestinal physiology is required to properly understand the pathophysiological events in various diseases or after operations on the upper gastrointestinal tract.
  • (8) The morbidity is well known and if properly anticipated can be reduced to a minimum by judicious use of antibacterial agents and early surgical intervention when appropriate.
  • (9) Shorten said any arrangement needed to be consistent with international obligations, with asylum seekers afforded due process and their claims properly assessed.
  • (10) Proper function of proteinases such as PA may require focusing of activity on a cellular level.
  • (11) Total excisional biopsy is necessary to properly assess an adenoma microscopically.
  • (12) With attention to proper performance and patient selection, spinal and epidural anaesthesia are safe and efficacious options when choosing anaesthetic technique.
  • (13) For some proteins, properly folded protein may be obtained by secretion from E. coli; however, secretion does not ensure correct folding and protection from proteolytic degradation.
  • (14) These signals can be used as indicators of the proper binding of cAMP because they are not observed on the addition of cGMP or 2'-deoxy-cAMP.
  • (15) Proper maintenance of body orientation was defined to be achieved if the net angular displacement of the head-and-trunk segment was zero during the flight phase of the long jump.
  • (16) Proper education of both managment and labor can result in successful hearing conservation programs.
  • (17) Proper treatment of postoperative atelectasis requires adequate patient assessment and knowledge of the therapeutic options.
  • (18) Proper spinal fluid examination, anticonvulsant drug administration, management of increased intracranial pressure, and correct choice of antibiotics are essential to achieve optimal therapy.
  • (19) So PC.1 is properly classified as a differentiation alloantigen.
  • (20) He sends a low ball into the middle, in the general direction of Fabregas, but the former Arsenal captain can't get ahead of Lahm, who is making a proper nuisance of himself.