justifiably
/ˌdʒʌstɪˈfʌɪəbli/
Word Rarity
Rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.80 in modern English
26
Scrabble Score
11
Letters
5
Syllables
10
Unique Chars
Meaning
adv
in a justifiable manner; with justification
Example Sentences
- "Another area in which corporations have been catching heat is in the area of environmental pollution, and justifiably so."
- "Madocks built his model town on land partly reclaimed from the sea, and was justifiably proud of the fact that it stood well below what was still the official high-water mark. Until then, the surrounding area was largely marshland."
- "Manchester needs more railway capacity. Just how that is provided until the new platforms are built for HS2 and Northern Powerhouse Rail, I will leave for the experts, but a do-nothing approach is not going to be helpful and quite justifiably will create more arguments that the North is being ignored."
- "A number of these projects have, justifiably, been award-winning. Overall, these schemes make a justifiable achievement."
Etymology
Etymology tree English justifiable Middle English -ly English -ly English justifiably From justifiable + -ly.
Inflected Forms
more justifiably (comparative)
most justifiably (superlative)