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Meaning of justly in English

Table of contents
  1. Pronunciation
  2. Adverb
    1. Definitions
  1. Pronunciation

    /ˈdʒəstli/

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  1. Adverb

    justly

    Definitions

    1. with honesty

    Examples

    • « he was rightly considered the greatest singer of his time »

    Antonyms

    • unjustly
  2. 2. in accordance with moral or social standards

    Examples

    • « that serves him right »
    • « do right by him »

Famous quotes

  • « Only nature knows how to justly proportion to the fault the punishment it deserves. »
    Percy Bysshe Shelley
  • « A true friend freely, advises justly, assists readily, adventures boldly, takes all patiently, defends courageously, and continues a friend unchangeably. »
    William Penn
  • « Humor has justly been regarded as the finest perfection of poetic genius. »
    Thomas Carlyle

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