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justly

[ juhst-lee ]

adverb

  1. in a just manner; honestly; fairly:

    Deal justly with the prisoners.

  2. in conformity to fact or rule; accurately:

    justly proportioned.

    Synonyms: exactly, properly

  3. deservedly; as deserved.


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Word History and Origins

Origin of justly1

Middle English word dating back to 1300–50; just 1, -ly

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Example Sentences

In contrast, Béchamp, whose obituary simply read “his name was associated with bygone controversies of which it would be unprofitable to recall,” is viewed as an underdog, justly sticking it to the establishment, Laqueur says.

On the men’s side, Gonzaga is justly favored again this year, given the melding of experience on Mark Few’s team with the addition of some very impressive freshman recruits.

In their worldview, anti-Christian authority could be justly resisted.

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On the other hand, he’s inclined to agree with Bonjean that Cosby’s release is a victory for fairness, for a system in which prosecutors must follow the rules and obtain convictions justly.

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It’s only a matter of time, he says, before college athletes are incorporated into the games and are compensated justly.

Only through measure-for-measure exactness will the wrongdoer be paid back properly and justly.

So the score line stayed 1-0 as the final whistle blew—and justly so.

In a Hot Springs, Arkansas, stud-poker game, a player named Burke became justly incensed one evening because he could not win.

Zora Neale Hurston occupies a page in a photograph as threshold-breaker, justly so.

Instead they would opt to be justly compensated for their loss.

He was a patriot of the noblest and most extensive views, and justly celebrated as a man of learning, eloquent and refined.

At the end of the campaign the Emperor justly rewarded his lieutenant by creating him Prince of Wagram.

The punishment they so justly received will make them respect in future the formidable nature of our arms.

And if God knew they must fall, how could Adam help falling, and how could he justly be blamed for doing what he must do?

If, then, God put upon the bridge a weight equal to double the bearing strain, how could God justly blame the bridge for falling?

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