Justly vs Mercy - What's the difference?
justly | mercy |
In a just or fair manner; rightfully.
* 1890 , Robert Franklin Pennell, History of Rome :
With a just or fair use of language; with good reason, properly.
* 2012 , Jay Newton-Small, ‘Gangless in Glasgow’, Time , 1 Oct 2011:
(obsolete) With great precision; accurately, exactly.
*, II.14:
(uncountable) relenting; forbearance to cause or allow harm to another
(uncountable) forgiveness or compassion, especially toward those less fortunate.
(uncountable) A tendency toward forgiveness, pity, or compassion
(countable) Instances of forbearance or forgiveness.
A blessing, something to be thankful for.
(phrasal) Subjugation, power.
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As an adverb justly
is in a just or fair manner; rightfully.As a proper noun mercy is
, one of the less common puritan virtue names.justly
English
Adverb
(-)- His valor, wisdom, and justice made him justly popular, but caused him to be regarded with suspicion at Rome.
- But the city on the River Clyde can justly claim to have turned the tide.
- It is a pleasant imagination to conceive a spirit iustly ballanced betweene two equall desires.