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- Dictionaryjustified/ˈdʒʌstɪfʌɪd/
adjective
- 1. having, done for, or marked by a good or legitimate reason: "the doctors were justified in treating her"
- 2. declared or made righteous in the sight of God.
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The meaning of JUSTIFIED is having or shown to have a just, right, or reasonable basis. How to use justified in a sentence.
adjective. uk / ˈdʒʌs.tɪ.faɪd / us / ˈdʒʌs.tə.faɪd / Add to word list. C1. having a good reason for something: I accept that the criticism is completely justified. I think you were quite justified in complain ing. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. Virtue and moral good. altruism. angelically. be as pure as the driven snow idiom.
Justified definition: having been shown to be just or right. See examples of JUSTIFIED used in a sentence.
to prove or show to be just, right, or reasonable; to show to have had a sufficient legal reason… See the full definition
Justify definition: to show (an act, claim, statement, etc.) to be just or right. See examples of JUSTIFY used in a sentence.
to show that something is reasonable, right, or true: Her fears of a low voter turnout were justified when fewer than half of the people voted. justification. noun [ C/U ] us / ˌdʒʌs·tə·fɪˈkeɪ·ʃən / [ U ] She said that there was no justification for such rude behavior.
Definition of justified adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
