unjustly

/ʌnˈd͡ʒʌstli/

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Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.93 in modern English

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adv

"unjustly punished"
"Nowe is iuſte iuſtice, ſo iotted out of iointe, / That ye here vniuſtely, ſtande at deniall, / To do me iuſtice, and wolde by power ryall: / Directe mine acquitall or condemnacion, / Euen as wyll in both: weith your acceptacion."
"I am satisfied that there are many convicts in this prison unprovenly or unjustly confined, and that should have relief."

From unjust + -ly or un- + justly.

more unjustly (comparative) most unjustly (superlative)

unfairly

fairly justly

justly robustly

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How do you pronounce unjustly?

The recorded pronunciation is /ʌnˈd͡ʒʌstli/.

What does unjustly mean?

In an unjust manner.

Where does unjustly come from?

From unjust + -ly or un- + justly.

How to pronounce unjustly

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