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justified
[juhs-tuh-fahyd]
adjective
having been shown to be just or right.
If a parent sides with one child over another, one will feel righteous and justified, and the other will feel misunderstood and resentful.
warranted or well-grounded.
The commission’s stance is that bans on GMO crops must be scientifically justified and crop-specific.
I accept that there may be a penalty for justified civil disobedience, but I must weigh that penalty against the good that can be accomplished.
Printing., aligned with one or, especially, both margins.
Justified text looks a little neater, but there's nothing particularly wrong with having a ragged right edge.
noun
Theology., Usually the justified a person or persons believed to be worthy, redeemed, or absolved.
Good works are logically and morally necessary, for they are nothing more or less than the evidence that one is indeed among the justified.
verb
the simple past tense and past participle of justify.
Other Word Forms
- half-justified adjective
- unjustified adjective
- well-justified adjective
Word History and Origins
Origin of justified1
Example Sentences
The widespread mockery heaped upon him was justified by his appearance, his unhinged rhetorical flights and the theatrical atmosphere he deliberately created around himself.
“That’s part of the reason you have to break these cycles of violence in various ways, because everyone feels justified, and very often legally, they are.”
As they continue to demonstrate solid earnings growth, we believe the valuations of today’s tech giants are justified.
“We believe these initiatives are justified, as they will expand DoorDash’s addressable market and bolster the company’s product offerings on a global scale,” Wedbush analysts wrote Thursday.
“Craftland” may be read as a mild and easily digested tour of a vanished civilization, a sort of upbeat lamentation, and surely that response would be justified.
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