justifiably
17
4.6
- adverb
- /ˈdʒʌstɪfaɪəbli/
:
con razón
- She was justifiably worried about the upcoming exam results after her poor preparation.
- justifiably proud
- justifiably so
- justifiably concerned
We like to give Trump credit, justifiably so, for being strong.
- We like to give Trump credit, justifiably so, for being strong.
- To stay faithful in a world that justifiably emotes cynicism.
- Once the illusion fails, people feel justifiably betrayed and pissed off.
- And she justifiably says to him, well, what do I get out of this?
- And then the mistakes will appear and you'll be, you know, justifiably upset.
- So it looks further to try and find areas where you can justifiably claim that women are still oppressed.
- So these would justifiably be put into our own species, Homo sapiens, supposedly wise man.
- And for very justifiably, Rogan made the call.
- That is something like P is P could not be kind of justifiably, reasonably true on a naturalistic worldview.
- He says if arguments were sufficient in themselves to make people decent, the rewards they would command would justifiably have been many and large.
Examples
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The United States government is justifiably concerned.
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And so the state cannot justifiably interfere with you for your own good.
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We like to give Trump credit, justifiably so, for being strong.
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And she justifiably says to him, well, what do I get out of this?
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I do not think we can justifiably ask them to be saints.
Academic text (1997) -
Our students were justifiably proud of the work they had done on the curriculum units.
Academic text (2003) -
The local police were justifiably angry for being kept out of the chase by the FBI.
Fiction book (1995) -
Wanda, you are justifiably angry.
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The place is athletic as all hell and justifiably proud of its many trophies.
Fiction book (1994) -
Having an efficiently running guided reading program is an accomplishment, and educators are justifiably proud of it.
Academic text (2012)
Synonyms
113
2.6
In a fair way because someone deserves it
72
2.4
In a sensible way that shows good judgment
72
3.7
In a fair and legal way
20
3.4
In a fair and honest way
9
3.7
People get a fair result because of what they did
8
6.5
In a way that is morally correct
4
5.6
Something should happen because it is fair or proper
2
3.9
In a way that the law accepts or that follows the right rules
1
6.3
In a way that you can show is reasonable and acceptable
Antonyms
How Justified
17
4.6
2
7.0
Surface Forms
Morphology
justifiably = justifiable (transparent) = justify + able + ly
Formed by adding the regular adverbial suffix '-ly' to the transparent adjective 'justifiable' (justify + -able).
Etymology
Justifiably comes from justify, which is built on just meaning 'fair' or 'right'. So justifiably means 'for a good reason' because you can show that something is fair or reasonable.