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justliest

justliest is the superlative form of justly.

Meaning of justly

Adverb

justly (comparative justlier or more justly, superlative justliest or most justly)

  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
    Synonyms:
    deservedly
  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.
    • It is a pleasant imagination to conceive a spirit iustly ballanced betweene two equall desires.1603, Michel de Montaigne, chapter 14, in John Florio, transl., The Essayes […], book II, London: […] Val[entine] Simmes for Edward Blount […], →OCLC

Questions about justliest

What is justliest the superlative form of?
Justliest is the superlative form of justly.

Words near justliest in the dictionary

  1. justitium
  2. justle
  3. justled
  4. justles
  5. justlier
  6. justliest
  7. justling
  8. justlings
  9. justly
  10. Justman
  11. Justmans

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