justly
part of speech
adverb (justly)
meaning for a pupil
1) Justly means fairly, in a way that is right and treats people equally. tree →
2) Justly means rightly, with good reason, as in «justly proud». tree →
sense in the lessons
Ethics, citizenship and stories: «treat people justly», «justly punished», «justly famous». It tells the reader something is fair or deserved.
examples
- The violence of the wicked shall drag them away; because they refuse to do justly. (Writings PRO.21.7, JPS 1917) tree →
- To do justly is joy to the righteous, but ruin to the workers of iniquity. (Writings PRO.21.15, JPS 1917) tree →
- But to them that decide justly shall be delight, and a good blessing shall come upon them. (Writings PRO.24.25, JPS 1917) tree →
- The judge treated everyone justly. tree →
- She was justly proud of her painting. tree →
- A good leader rules justly. tree →
- He was justly rewarded for his hard work. tree →
- The city is justly famous for its parks. tree →
- The teacher shared the sweets justly. tree →
- So the crown came to Dummling, who lived long, and ruled his people temperately and justly. tree →
note
From «just» (fair). Opposite: unjustly. Do not confuse with «just» meaning «only» or «a moment ago».
In the corpora
- The violence of the wicked shall drag them away; because they refuse to do justly.
- To do justly is joy to the righteous, but ruin to the workers of iniquity.
- But to them that decide justly shall be delight, and a good blessing shall come upon them.
Trees and pragmatics
Every meaning and example of «justly» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.