Standard Lemma guide

unjustly

adv · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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.

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  • /ʌnˈd͡ʒʌstli/
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  • CMU ARPABET: AH0 N JH AH1 S T L IY0 Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

1

adv

Meaning 1

In an unjust manner.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Examples

  • unjustly punished

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: unfairly

Antonyms: fairly, justly

2

adverb

Meaning 2

in an unjust manner

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • he was unjustly singled out for punishment

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: justly

History

Etymology

From unjust + -ly or un- + justly.

Across languages

Translations

20 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Catalan: injustament — in an unjust manner
  • Esperanto: maljuste — in an unjust manner
  • Finnish: epäoikeudenmukaisesti — in an unjust manner
  • French: injustement — in an unjust manner
  • Galician: inxustamente — in an unjust manner
  • Georgian: არასამართლიანად (arasamartlianad) — in an unjust manner
  • Georgian: უსამართლოდ (usamartlod) — in an unjust manner
  • German: ungerecht — in an unjust manner
  • Greek: άδικα (ádika) — in an unjust manner
  • Ancient Greek: ἀδίκως (adíkōs) — in an unjust manner
  • Hungarian: igazságtalanul — in an unjust manner
  • Italian: ingiustamente — in an unjust manner
  • Latin: inīque — in an unjust manner
  • Polish: niezasłużenie — in an unjust manner
  • Polish: niesprawiedliwie — in an unjust manner
  • Portuguese: injustamente — in an unjust manner
  • Russian: несправедли́во (nespravedlívo) — in an unjust manner
  • Spanish: injustamente — in an unjust manner
  • Swedish: orättvist — in an unjust manner
  • Telugu: అన్యాయముగా (anyāyamugā) — in an unjust manner