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Justificatory

adjective
1.
Attempting to justify or defend in speech or writing.  Synonyms: defensive, justificative.
2.
Providing justification.  Synonyms: justificative, vindicatory.





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"Justificatory" Quotes from Famous Books



... back, and, while Mr. Jones revelled in the abundance of water, he addressed himself to Heyst with a sort of justificatory speech, the tone of which, reflecting his feelings, partook of purring and spitting. They had been thirty hours tugging at the oars, he explained, and they had been more than forty hours without water, except that the night before they had ...
— Victory • Joseph Conrad


Words linked to "Justificatory" :   excusatory, vindicatory, justify, apologetic, defensive, exculpatory


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