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Justly vs Justle - What's the difference?

justly | justle |

As an adverb justly

is in a just or fair manner; rightfully.

As a verb justle is

to jostle.

justly

English

Adverb

(-)
  • In a just or fair manner; rightfully.
  • * 1890 , Robert Franklin Pennell, History of Rome :
  • His valor, wisdom, and justice made him justly popular, but caused him to be regarded with suspicion at Rome.
  • With a just or fair use of language; with good reason, properly.
  • * 2012 , Jay Newton-Small, ‘Gangless in Glasgow’, Time , 1 Oct 2011:
  • But the city on the River Clyde can justly claim to have turned the tide.
  • (obsolete) With great precision; accurately, exactly.
  • *, II.14:
  • It is a pleasant imagination to conceive a spirit iustly ballanced betweene two equall desires.

    justle

    English

    Verb

    (en-verb)
  • To jostle.
  • * Bible, Nahum ii. 4
  • The chariots shall rage in the streets; they shall justle one against another in the broad ways.
  • * 1776 — , Wealth of Nations , page 759
  • Where the competition is free, the rivalship of competitors, who are all endeavouring to justle one another out of employment, obliges every man to endeavour to execute his work with a certain degree of exactness.
  • * Addison
  • We justled one another out, and disputed the post for a great while.
  • * 1939 , , Additional Poems , IX
  • *:When the bells justle in the tower
  • *:The hollow night amid,
  • *:Then on my tongue the taste is sour
  • *:Of all I ever did.