Definitions

from The Century Dictionary.

  • Tending to justify; vindicatory; defensory.

from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.

  • adjective Vindicatory; defensory; justificative.

from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.

  • adjective providing justification.

from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.

  • adjective attempting to justify or defend in speech or writing
  • adjective providing justification

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