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justifiedly

justifiedly adverb: in a justified manner; with good cause.

Adverb

justifiedly (comparative more justifiedly, superlative most justifiedly)

  1. In a justified manner; with good cause.
    • The patient justifiedly becomes uneasy and rebellious under very hot and cold fire and the attempted desiccation is tedious, painful and inoperative[...].1895, Chas. C. Southwell, “Compressed Air in Dentistry”, in The Dental Review, volume 9, number 7, Chicago, page 440
    • Here Leslie shows his unhappiness with the imaginative treatment of angels in Paradise Lost, a treatment he perhaps justifiedly thought people read as truth.1970, “Leslie on Milton's theology”, in John T. Shawcross, editor, John Milton, Volume 1: 1628-1731, Psychology Press, published 1995, page 117
    Synonyms:
    rightly

Synonyms of justifiedly

Forms of justifiedly

comparativemore justifiedly
superlativemost justifiedly

Origin of justifiedly

From justified + -ly.

Questions about justifiedly

What does justifiedly mean?
Justifiedly means in a justified manner; with good cause.
What part of speech is justifiedly?
Justifiedly is an adverb.

Words near justifiedly in the dictionary

  1. justificator
  2. justificators
  3. justificatory
  4. justifie
  5. justified
  6. justifiedly
  7. justifiedness
  8. justifier
  9. justifiers
  10. justifies
  11. justifiest

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