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English
Etymology
From just + -ly.
Pronunciation
Adverb
justly (comparative justlier or more justly, superlative justliest or most justly)
- In a just or fair manner; rightfully.
1890, Robert Franklin Pennell, History of Rome:His valor, wisdom, and justice made him justly popular, but caused him to be regarded with suspicion at Rome.
- With a just or fair use of language; with good reason, properly.
- 2012, Jay Newton-Small, ‘Gangless in Glasgow’, Time, 1 Oct 2011:
- But the city on the River Clyde can justly claim to have turned the tide.
- (obsolete) With great precision; accurately, exactly.
Translations
In a just or fair manner
- Arabic: مِن اَلْعَدْل (ar) (min al-ʕadl), بِالْعَدْل (ar) (bi-l-ʕadl)
- Bulgarian: справедливо (bg) (spravedlivo), законно (bg) (zakonno)
- Catalan: justament (ca)
- Chinese:
- Mandarin: 公正地 (zh) (gōngzhèng de)
- Czech: spravedlivě
- Finnish: oikeutetusti (fi), syystä (fi), aiheellisesti
- French: justement (fr)
- Galician: xustamente (gl)
- German: gerecht (de)
- Gothic: 𐌲𐌰𐍂𐌰𐌹𐌷𐍄𐌰𐌱𐌰 (garaihtaba)
- Greek:
- Ancient: δικαίως (dikaíōs)
- Hungarian: jogosan (hu)
- Italian: giustamente (it)
- Japanese: 公正に (ja) (こうせいに, kōsei ni)
- Latin: iuste, iure (la), incorrupte, aeque, rite
- Portuguese: justamente (pt)
- Romanian: în mod corect, pe bună dreptate
- Russian: справедли́во (ru) (spravedlívo)
- Sanskrit: ऋतेन (sa) (ṛtena)
- Spanish: justamente (es), con razón (es)
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