adv
Meaning 1
In a just or fair manner; rightfully.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: deservedly
Antonyms: none provided
Standard Lemma guide
justly
Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.
Sound
Pronunciation
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UK: /ˈdʒʌstli/
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adv
Meaning 2
With a just or fair use of language; with good reason, properly.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
adv
Meaning 3
With great precision; accurately, exactly.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: obsolete
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
adverb
Meaning 4
in accordance with moral or social standards
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
- that serves him right
- do right by him
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: right
Antonyms: none provided
adverb
Meaning 5
with honesty
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
- he was rightly considered the greatest singer of his time
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: rightly, justifiedly
Antonyms: unjustly
History
Etymology
Etymology tree English just Middle English -ly English -ly English justly From just + -ly.
Across languages
Translations
30 source translations are retained for this English entry.
- Arabic: مِن اَلْعَدْل (min al-ʕadl) — In a just or fair manner
- Arabic: بِالْعَدْل (bi-l-ʕadl) — In a just or fair manner
- Bulgarian: справедливо (spravedlivo) — In a just or fair manner
- Bulgarian: законно (zakonno) — In a just or fair manner
- Catalan: justament — In a just or fair manner
- Chinese Mandarin: 公正地 (gōngzhèng de) — In a just or fair manner
- Czech: spravedlivě — In a just or fair manner
- Finnish: oikeutetusti — In a just or fair manner
- Finnish: syystä — In a just or fair manner
- Finnish: aiheellisesti — In a just or fair manner
- French: justement — In a just or fair manner
- Galician: xustamente — In a just or fair manner
- German: gerecht — In a just or fair manner
- Gothic: 𐌲𐌰𐍂𐌰𐌹𐌷𐍄𐌰𐌱𐌰 (garaihtaba) — In a just or fair manner
- Ancient Greek: δικαίως (dikaíōs) — In a just or fair manner
- Hungarian: jogosan — In a just or fair manner
- Italian: giustamente — In a just or fair manner
- Japanese: 公正に (kōsei ni) — In a just or fair manner
- Latin: iuste — In a just or fair manner
- Latin: iure — In a just or fair manner
- Latin: incorrupte — In a just or fair manner
- Latin: aeque — In a just or fair manner
- Latin: rite — In a just or fair manner
- Portuguese: justamente — In a just or fair manner
- Romanian: în mod corect — In a just or fair manner
- Romanian: pe bună dreptate — In a just or fair manner
- Russian: справедли́во (spravedlívo) — In a just or fair manner
- Sanskrit: ऋतेन (ṛtena) — In a just or fair manner
- Spanish: justamente — In a just or fair manner
- Spanish: con razón — In a just or fair manner