rightfulness

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I guess I believe it’s human to act like that and it depends on your competitive situation how you view the rightfulness of it

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anything in accord with principles of justice; "he feels he is in the right"; "the rightfulness of his claim"

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noun

anything in accord with principles of justice; "he feels he is in the right"; "the rightfulness of his claim"

Definitions

Core meanings and parts of speech for rightfulness.

noun

anything in accord with principles of justice; "he feels he is in the right"; "the rightfulness of his claim"

Example sentences

I guess I believe it’s human to act like that and it depends on your competitive situation how you view the rightfulness of it

" The "rightfulness" comes from the fact that the extended family may in fact be harmful and detrimental to one's well-being if it is highly dysfunctional.

I don't have the answer as to whether condemnation is justified in this case, and can only say that the "rightfulness" of the condemnation depends on the societal context within which it occurs.

That's not the question; the question is, is it right?While the rightfulness question is interesting, I'll leave that to others to discuss and go right on to the pragmatic consequences: I am very, very, very unlikely to sign up for a service "just to check it out", precisely because of tactics like this.