justifiably
advEtymology From justifiable + -ly.
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in a justifiable manner; with justification
- Another area in which corporations have been catching heat is in the area of environmental pollution, and justifiably so.1989, Edwin C. Sims, Capitalism, in Spite of it All, page 296:
- 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.1980, AA Book of British Villages, Drive Publications Ltd, page 385, about Tremadog:
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- 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.2020 April 22, “Letters: Open Access: Castlefield conundrum”, in Rail, page 31:
- A number of these projects have, justifiably, been award-winning. Overall, these schemes make a justifiable achievement.2022 December 28, Don Jary, “Partnerships enhancing the S&C”, in RAIL, number 973, page 32: