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Synonyms for rightfulness


Grammar : Noun
Spell : rahyt-fuh l
Phonetic Transcription : ˈraɪt fəl

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Définition of rightfulness

Origin :
  • Old English rihtful; see right (adj.1) + -ful. Related: Rightfully; rightfulness.
  • noun ethics
Example sentences :
  • Pratt then spoke at great length on the necessity and rightfulness of polygamy.
  • Extract from : « The Story of the Mormons » by William Alexander Linn
  • This brings up the whole question of the rightfulness of war.
  • Extract from : « Lights and Shadows in Confederate Prisons » by Homer B. Sprague
  • The bystanders seemed to acquiesce in the justness and rightfulness of the action.
  • Extract from : « A Voyage round the World » by W.H.G. Kingston
  • I will show the injustice which they suffer and the rightfulness of their resistance.
  • Extract from : « American Eloquence, Volume III. (of 4) » by Various
  • It is idle to make the rightfulness of an act the measure of sovereign power.
  • Extract from : « American Eloquence, Volume II. (of 4) » by Various
  • But the gentiles were not disposed to concede the rightfulness of these claims.
  • Extract from : « The Mormon Prophet and His Harem » by C.V. Waite
  • Actions may vary in rightfulness, according to the age and the person.
  • Extract from : « Yeast: A Problem » by Charles Kingsley
  • We will, therefore, quote some considerations touching the rightfulness of inquiry.
  • Extract from : « A Logic Of Facts » by George Jacob Holyoake
  • He grew up in a world where slavery had always existed, and where its rightfulness had never been questioned.
  • Extract from : « George Washington, Vol. I » by Henry Cabot Lodge
  • This question he answered in the affirmative sustaining the rightfulness of polygamy under the Christian dispensation.
  • Extract from : « Woman, Church & State » by Matilda Joslyn Gage

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