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JUSTIFIABLE
justifiable
(adjective) capable of being justified
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Adjective
justifiable (comparative more justifiable, superlative most justifiable)
That can be justified.
Antonyms
• unjustifiable
Source: Wiktionary
Jus"ti*fi`a*ble, a. Etym: [Cf. F. justifiable. See Justify.]
Definition: Capable of being justified, or shown to be just. Just are the ways of God, An justifiable to men. Milton.
Syn.
– Defensible; vindicable; warrantable; excusable; exculpable; authorizable.
– Jus"ti*fi`a*ble*ness, n.
– Jus"ti*fi`a*bly, adv.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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