Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

self-justify

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.11 in modern English

Syllables
self--jus-ti-fy
IPA
27
Scrabble Score
11
Letters
5
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To provide self-justification, to justify or excuse oneself or itself.

Etymology

From self- + justify.

Word Breakdown

Inflected Forms

self-justifies (present, singular) self-justifying (participle, present) self-justified (participle, past) self-justified (past)

Questions

What does self-justify mean?
To provide self-justification, to justify or excuse oneself or itself.
Where does self-justify come from?
From self- + justify.

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