justly
/ˈdʒʌstli/
Word Rarity
Rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.84 in modern English
16
Scrabble Score
6
Letters
2
Syllables
6
Unique Chars
Meaning
adv
In a just or fair manner; rightfully.
adv
With a just or fair use of language; with good reason, properly.
Example Sentences
- "His valor, wisdom, and justice made him justly popular, but caused him to be regarded with suspicion at Rome."
- "Mention must be made of the Valdres Folk Museum, situated just outside the town—one of those fascinating open-air museums for which Scandinavia is justly famed, to which have been transplanted a number of ancient buildings, such as farmhouses and storehouses, full of appropriate furniture, costumes and other exhibits."
- "But the city on the River Clyde can justly claim to have turned the tide."
- "It is a pleasant imagination to conceive a spirit iustly ballanced betweene two equall desires."
Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₂ey- Proto-Indo-European *-u Proto-Indo-European *h₂óyu Proto-Indo-European *h₂yew- Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Indo-European *h₂yéwos Proto-Italic *jowos Archaic Latin *iowos, *iowez- Proto-Indo-European *-tós Proto-Italic *-tos Archaic Latin -tus Archaic Latin iovestos Latin iūstus Old French justebor. Middle English juste English just Proto-Indo-European *leyg-der. Proto-Germanic *līkąder. Proto-Germanic *-līkaz Proto-Germanic *-ê Proto-Germanic *-līkê Proto-West Germanic *-līkē Old English -līċe Middle English -ly English -ly English justly From just + -ly.
Regional Pronunciation
- British English: /ˈdʒʌstli/