JUSTIFICATORY

justificative, justificatory, vindicatory

(adjective) providing justification

defensive, justificative, justificatory

(adjective) attempting to justify or defend in speech or writing

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Adjective

justificatory

providing justification

Source: Wiktionary


Jus*tif"i*ca*to*ry, a.

Definition: Vindicatory; defensory; justificative.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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19 November 2024

SALTWORT

(noun) bushy plant of Old World salt marshes and sea beaches having prickly leaves; burned to produce a crude soda ash


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Coffee Trivia

The word “coffee” entered the English language in 1582 via the Dutch “koffie,” borrowed from the Ottoman Turkish “kahve,” borrowed in turn from the Arabic “qahwah.” The Arabic word qahwah was traditionally held to refer to a type of wine.

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