What does justifying mean?
Justifying means present participle and gerund of justify.
Justifying
Pronunciation varies by accent · verb
Meaning
present participle and gerund of justify.
Definitions by Sense
- present participle and gerund of justify
- A process of justification.
Example Sentences
So very precocious was the youth's sagacity, and premature his opinions; but of course, so surrounded, so employed, hearing of nothing but oppressions, and complainings, and justifyings, the bias was inevitable.
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Word Forms
- justifyings
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So very precocious was the youth's sagacity, and premature his opinions; but of course, so surrounded, so employed, hearing of nothing but oppressions, and complainings, and justifyings, the bias was inevitable.
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