justly

Etymology

From just + -ly.

adv

  1. In a just or fair manner; rightfully.
    His valor, wisdom, and justice made him justly popular, but caused him to be regarded with suspicion at Rome. 1890, Robert Franklin Pennell, History of Rome
  2. With a just or fair use of language; with good reason, properly.
    But the city on the River Clyde can justly claim to have turned the tide. 2012, Jay Newton-Small, ‘Gangless in Glasgow’, Time, 1 Oct 2011
  3. (obsolete) With great precision; accurately, exactly.

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