Justifiably
adverb
In a manner or way that is fair, right, or reasonable.
They can justifiably claim to be the market leader because of their years of consistent performances.
Often appears as...
- justifiably angry
- justifiably proud
adverb
In a manner or way that is fair, right, or reasonable.
They can justifiably claim to be the market leader because of their years of consistent performances.
Often appears as...
- justifiably angry
- justifiably proud
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Pro Tip 1/3Justified Actions
Use 'justifiably' when someone's actions or feelings are supported by strong reasons or evidence.
She was justifiably upset when her privacy was invaded.
Pro Tip 2/3Emotional Weight
'Justifiably' often carries an emotional charge, showing that the speaker believes the action or belief is warranted.
He felt justifiably proud of his children's achievements.
Pro Tip 3/3Argument Strength
Use 'justifiably' to describe the strength and fairness of an argument or a claim.
The team could justifiably argue they deserved the win after a tough game.
Pro Tip 1/3Justified Actions
Use 'justifiably' when someone's actions or feelings are supported by strong reasons or evidence.
She was justifiably upset when her privacy was invaded.
Pro Tip 2/3Emotional Weight
'Justifiably' often carries an emotional charge, showing that the speaker believes the action or belief is warranted.
He felt justifiably proud of his children's achievements.
Pro Tip 3/3Argument Strength
Use 'justifiably' to describe the strength and fairness of an argument or a claim.
The team could justifiably argue they deserved the win after a tough game.
Pro Tip 1/3Justified Actions
Use 'justifiably' when someone's actions or feelings are supported by strong reasons or evidence.
She was justifiably upset when her privacy was invaded.
Pro Tip 2/3Emotional Weight
'Justifiably' often carries an emotional charge, showing that the speaker believes the action or belief is warranted.
He felt justifiably proud of his children's achievements.
Pro Tip 3/3Argument Strength
Use 'justifiably' to describe the strength and fairness of an argument or a claim.
The team could justifiably argue they deserved the win after a tough game.
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with an expiration date stamped on our wrinkled foreheads. For many of us in midlife, this isn't just a feeling, it is a harsh reality, when we suddenly lose our job and the phone stops ringing. For many of us, justifiably, we worry that people see our experience
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Graham Linehan
Irish Comedian
People tend to group together their favourite sitcoms and feel that they all took place in one spot named 'the past', but in fact all these sitcoms are spread over a long period of time, and all the terrible sitcoms that were on have been justifiably forgotten.
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Sonam Kapoor
Indian Actress
I don't think most books can be justifiably translated on screen. The film versions can't convey the right emotion, fuel your imagination or allow you to visualise every line the way books do.
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Alastair Reynolds
British Author
A lot of science fiction is very accessible and very readable, but a lot of people are justifiably put off by the covers of spaceships - though that never put me off.
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Gord Downie
Canadian Musician
If you're aiming for a hole in one, and you get one, you feel lucky - but at the same time you can justifiably say, 'Well, I was aiming for the hole anyway.
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John Densmore
American Musician
Certainly, we are all on the shoulders of those who fought for our country. But the first peoples of this land justifiably might feel bitterness.
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Sebastian Kurz
Austrian Politician
I think people are justifiably fed up of hearing migration talked about at the E.U. level but not seeing anything happen in practice.
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Liz Vassey
American Actress
Don't paint a nasty picture of your exes. We'll justifiably wonder what made you stay in those heinous situations in the first place.
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Cam Gigandet
American Actor
Through all the bad guys that I've played, they're justifiably bad - they have their reasons. It's been important to me.
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Donald Evans
American Public Servant
All Moroccans are justifiably proud of the development of democratic institutions in Morocco.
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Norman Granz
American Musician
I allowed artists to play for as long as they felt they could justifiably continue to create.
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Graham Linehan
Irish Comedian
People tend to group together their favourite sitcoms and feel that they all took place in one spot named 'the past', but in fact all these sitcoms are spread over a long period of time, and all the terrible sitcoms that were on have been justifiably forgotten.
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Sonam Kapoor
Indian Actress
I don't think most books can be justifiably translated on screen. The film versions can't convey the right emotion, fuel your imagination or allow you to visualise every line the way books do.
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Alastair Reynolds
British Author
A lot of science fiction is very accessible and very readable, but a lot of people are justifiably put off by the covers of spaceships - though that never put me off.
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Gord Downie
Canadian Musician
If you're aiming for a hole in one, and you get one, you feel lucky - but at the same time you can justifiably say, 'Well, I was aiming for the hole anyway.
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John Densmore
American Musician
Certainly, we are all on the shoulders of those who fought for our country. But the first peoples of this land justifiably might feel bitterness.
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Sebastian Kurz
Austrian Politician
I think people are justifiably fed up of hearing migration talked about at the E.U. level but not seeing anything happen in practice.
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Liz Vassey
American Actress
Don't paint a nasty picture of your exes. We'll justifiably wonder what made you stay in those heinous situations in the first place.
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Cam Gigandet
American Actor
Through all the bad guys that I've played, they're justifiably bad - they have their reasons. It's been important to me.
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Donald Evans
American Public Servant
All Moroccans are justifiably proud of the development of democratic institutions in Morocco.
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Norman Granz
American Musician
I allowed artists to play for as long as they felt they could justifiably continue to create.
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