单词 | justful |
释义 | justfuladj. Just, righteous; rightful. ΘΚΠ society > morality > virtue > righteousness or rectitude > [adjective] righteOE righteouseOE right-doingOE rightfullOE justc1384 rekenc1400 justfulc1425 upright1530 right-up1539 right-minded1574 principled1697 well-minded1824 unwrongful1876 c1425 Treat. Ten Commandments in Stud. Philol. (1910) 6 17 (MED) So þat þe cause be iusteful and riȝtful in a true consciens to þi witynge, heringe, and knowinge. 1534 R. Whittington tr. Cicero Thre Bks. Tullyes Offyces i. sig. B.7 Not to make promesse to a madde man,..may be ryght and iustfull. 1547 A. Kelton Chronycle with Genealogie sig. d.i It must procede, by iustfull sentence Consideryng al thynges of ryght. 1654 Trag. Alphonsus v. 64 The rightfull Gods hove powr'd their justfull wrath Upon thy Tyrants head. 1814 La Fontaine's Tales II. 27 We'll take it patiently, whate'er the toil: Nor be o'er nice about the justful spoil. 1882 J. Walker Descr. Jaunt to Auld Reekie 221 Aye hae justfu' dealins wi'them. 1915 Hunter-Trader-Trapper Apr. 65/1 They do not hunt, fish and trap simply for the experience and love of killing but for a purpose and some justful end. 2011 A. Styhre Knowl. Sharing in Professions i. i. 20 Religious leaders may be regarded as an impersonation of reason and true and justful thinking. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2013; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.c1425 |
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