"justly" meaning in English

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Adverb

IPA: /ˈdʒʌstli/ [UK] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-justly.wav [Southern-England] Forms: justlier [comparative], more justly [comparative], justliest [superlative], most justly [superlative]
Etymology: From just + -ly. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|just|ly}} just + -ly Head templates: {{en-adv|er|more}} justly (comparative justlier or more justly, superlative justliest or most justly)
  1. In a just or fair manner; rightfully. Translations (In a just or fair manner): δικαίως (dikaíōs) (Ancient Greek), مِن اَلْعَدْل (min al-ʕadl) (Arabic), بِالْعَدْل (bi-l-ʕadl) (Arabic), справедливо (spravedlivo) (Bulgarian), законно (zakonno) (Bulgarian), justament (Catalan), 公正地 (gōngzhèng de) (Chinese Mandarin), spravedlivě (Czech), oikeutetusti (Finnish), syystä (Finnish), aiheellisesti (Finnish), justement (French), xustamente (Galician), gerecht (German), 𐌲𐌰𐍂𐌰𐌹𐌷𐍄𐌰𐌱𐌰 (garaihtaba) (Gothic), giustamente (Italian), 公正に (kōsei ni) (alt: こうせいに) (Japanese), iuste (Latin), iure (Latin), incorrupte (Latin), aeque (Latin), rite (Latin), justamente (Portuguese), în mod corect (Romanian), pe bună dreptate (Romanian), справедли́во (spravedlívo) (Russian), ऋतेन (ṛtena) (Sanskrit), justamente (Spanish), con razón (Spanish)
    Sense id: en-justly-en-adv-OAgMT-uE Disambiguation of 'In a just or fair manner': 92 7 1
  2. With a just or fair use of language; with good reason, properly.
    Sense id: en-justly-en-adv-el5g5rk- Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -ly Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 0 73 27 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ly: 2 72 26
  3. (obsolete) With great precision; accurately, exactly. Tags: obsolete
    Sense id: en-justly-en-adv-dzTx0Jvt

Inflected forms

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