"justifiably" meaning in English

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Adverb

IPA: /ˌdʒʌstɪˈfʌɪəbli/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Flame, not lame-justifiably.wav [US] Forms: more justifiably [comparative], most justifiably [superlative]
Etymology: Etymology tree English justifiable Middle English -ly English -ly English justifiably From justifiable + -ly. Etymology templates: {{ety|en|:af|justifiable|-ly<id:adverbial>|text=+|tree=1}} Etymology tree English justifiable Middle English -ly English -ly English justifiably [Appendix:Glossary#inherited|Inherited]] from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "English", "term" : "-ly", "lang" : "en" } ], "keyword_label" : "From", "is_group" : true, "keyword" : "affix" } ], "lang_name" : "English", "term" : "justifiably", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "en" }" data-lang="en" data-title="justifiably"> From justifiable + -ly. Head templates: {{en-adv}} justifiably (comparative more justifiably, superlative most justifiably)
  1. in a justifiable manner; with justification Translations (in a justifiable manner): terecht (Dutch), oikeutetusti (Finnish), aiheellisesti (Finnish), à juste titre (French), légitimement (French), gerecht (German), δικαιολογημένα (dikaiologiména) (Greek), legittimamente (Italian), słusznie (Polish), z dobrym uzasadnieniem (Polish), justificavelmente (Portuguese)
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