Justifiably

Pronunciation varies by accent · adverb

Meaning

in a justifiable manner; with justification.

Example Sentences

Another area in which corporations have been catching heat is in the area of environmental pollution, and justifiably so.

Madocks built his model town on land partly reclaimed from the sea, and was justifiably proud of the fact that it stood well below what was still the official high-water mark. Until then, the surrounding area was largely marshland.

Manchester needs more railway capacity. Just how that is provided until the new platforms are built for HS2 and Northern Powerhouse Rail, I will leave for the experts, but a do-nothing approach is not going to be helpful and quite justifiably will create more arguments that the North is being ignored.

A number of these projects have, justifiably, been award-winning. Overall, these schemes make a justifiable achievement.

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• more justifiably
• most justifiably

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