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justifiable adjective [ ˈdʒʌstɪˌfʌɪəb(ə)l ]

• able to be shown to be right or reasonable; defensible.
• "it is not financially justifiable"
Similar: valid, legitimate, warranted, well founded, justified, just, sound, reasonable, sensible, defensible, arguable, tenable, able to hold water, defendable, supportable, sustainable, warrantable, vindicable, acceptable, plausible, lawful, legal, explainable, understandable, forgivable, venial,
Opposite: unjustifiable, indefensible,
Origin: early 16th century (in the sense ‘justiciable’): from French, from justifier ‘to justify’.


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