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self-justifying

self-jus·ti·fy·ing
S s

Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [self-juhs-tuh-fahy-ing, self-]
    • /sɛlf ˈdʒʌs.tɪ.faɪ/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [self-juhs-tuh-fahy-ing, self-]
    • /sɛlf ˈdʒʌs.tɪ.faɪ/

Definitions of self-justifying word

  • adjective self-justifying offering excuses for oneself, especially in excess of normal demands. 1
  • adjective self-justifying automatically adjusting printed or typed lines to fill a given space, especially to conform to a rigid margin. 1
  • adjective self-justifying offering excuses for one's behaviour, often when they are not called for 0
  • noun self-justifying justifying or rationalizing one's actions, beliefs, motives, etc. 0
See all 4 definitions of self-justifying

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Origin of self-justifying

First appearance:

before 1730
One of the 48% newest English words
First recorded in 1730-40

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Parts of speech for Self-justifying

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Full grammatical hierarchy of Self-justifying

self-justifying popularity

This term is known only to a narrow circle of people with rare knowledge. Only 29% of English native speakers know the meaning of this word.
According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.

Synonyms for self-justifying

adjective self-justifying

  • defensive — You use defensive to describe things that are intended to protect someone or something.
Just one Synonym for self-justifying

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