unjustly en · ADV
Pronunciation
- /ʌnˈd͡ʒʌstli/
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Etymology
From unjust + -ly or un- + justly.
Meanings
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In an unjust manner.
Nowe is iuſte iuſtice, ſo iotted out of iointe, / That ye here vniuſtely, ſtande at deniall, / To do me iuſtice, and wolde by power ryall: / Directe mine acquitall or condemnacion, / Euen as wyll in both: weith your acceptacion.
1556, John Heywood, chapter 24, in The Spider and the Flie. […], London: […] Tho[mas] Powell, →OCLC; republished as A[dolphus] W[illiam] Ward, editor, The Spider and the Flie. […] (Publications of the Spenser Society, New Series; 6), Manchester: […] [Charles E. Simms] for the Spenser Society, 1894, →OCLC, page 110:I am satisfied that there are many convicts in this prison unprovenly or unjustly confined, and that should have relief.
1881, Texas. Superintendent of State Penitentiaries, Report, page 155:unjustly punished
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| most unjustly | Degree=Sup | lexicographic | |
| more unjustly | Degree=Cmp | lexicographic |
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Translations (20)
fr injustement (in an unjust manner) · pl niesprawiedliwie (in an unjust manner) · sv orättvist (in an unjust manner) · el άδικα (in an unjust manner) · la inīque (in an unjust manner) · te అన్యాయముగా (in an unjust manner) · de ungerecht (in an unjust manner) · pt injustamente (in an unjust manner) · hu igazságtalanul (in an unjust manner) · ca injustament (in an unjust manner) · es injustamente (in an unjust manner) · fi epäoikeudenmukaisesti (in an unjust manner) · eo maljuste (in an unjust manner) · pl niezasłużenie (in an unjust manner) · gl inxustamente (in an unjust manner) · ka არასამართლიანად (in an unjust manner) · ka უსამართლოდ (in an unjust manner) · ru несправедли́во (in an unjust manner) · it ingiustamente (in an unjust manner) · grc ἀδίκως (in an unjust manner)