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justifiably

/ˌdʒʌstɪˈfʌɪəbli/

justifiably adverb: in a justifiable manner; with justification.

Adverb

justifiably (comparative more justifiably, superlative most justifiably)

  1. in a justifiable manner; with justification
    • Another area in which corporations have been catching heat is in the area of environmental pollution, and justifiably so.1989, Edwin C. Sims, Capitalism, in Spite of it All, page 296
    • Madocks built his model town on land partly reclaimed from the sea, and was justifiably proud of the fact that it stood well below what was still the official high-water mark. Until then, the surrounding area was largely marshland.1980, AA Book of British Villages, Drive Publications Ltd, page 385, about Tremadog

justifiably meaning in Bengali

justifiably in Bengali

যুক্তিসঙ্গতভাবে

Examples of justifiably in a sentence

  • After a week the search party was justifiably in low spirits.
  • Boosters in the second half of the nineteenth century justifiably called Indianapolis “the Railroad City.”
  • Oh well, it's no secret that Prissy was affianced to our former teacher, but justifiably fled the wedding.

All 10 example sentences with justifiably

Forms of justifiably

comparativemore justifiably
superlativemost justifiably

Origin of justifiably

From justifiable + -ly.

Questions about justifiably

What does justifiably mean?
Justifiably means in a justifiable manner; with justification.
What is justifiably in Bengali?
Justifiably in Bengali is যুক্তিসঙ্গতভাবে. See Justifiably meaning in Bengali.
What part of speech is justifiably?
Justifiably is an adverb.
How do you pronounce justifiably?
Justifiably is pronounced /ˌdʒʌstɪˈfʌɪəbli/.

Words near justifiably in the dictionary

  1. justifiability
  2. justifiable
  3. justifiable homicide
  4. justifiable homicides
  5. justifiableness
  6. justifiably
  7. justificanda
  8. justificandum
  9. justificate
  10. justificated
  11. justificates

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Adapted from Wiktionary: justifiably (page history and authors); justifiably (Bengali Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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