justified
pronunciation
How to pronounce justified in British English:
UK [ˈdʒʌstɪfaɪd]
How to pronounce justified in American English:
US [ˈdʒʌstəˌfaɪd]
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- Adjective:
- having words so spaced that lines have straight even margins
Word Origin
- justified (adj.)
- 1580s, "made right," past participle adjective from justify. Typesetting sense is from 1670s.
Example
- 1. But china 's reluctance also reflects more justified doubts .
- 2. Justified or not , such worries will themselves wreak damage .
- 3. But fuel and energy-efficiency regulations are now being justified not by such social benefits , but by private benefits like reduced spending on fuel and electricity .
- 4. All told , action to get sulphur out of the atmosphere , which is justified on health grounds , could easily warm the world as much , or more , than removing black carbon cools it .
- 5. But are their claims justified ?