justificableadj.

Brit.

/ˈdʒʌstᵻfᵻkəbl/,

/ˌdʒʌstᵻˈfɪkəbl/,

/dʒʌˈstɪfᵻkəbl/, U.S.

/ˈdʒəstəˌfɪkəb(ə)l/,

/ˌdʒəstəˈfɪkəb(ə)l/,

/ˌdʒəˈstɪfəkəb(ə)l/

Forms: late Middle English–1500s iustificable, 1500s– justificable.

Origin: A borrowing from Latin. Etymon: Latin justificabilis.

Etymology: < post-classical Latin justificabilis that justifies (from 13th cent. in British sources), subject to jurisdiction (14th cent.; early 15th cent. in a British source) < justificare justify v. + classical Latin -bilis -ble suffix. Compare slightly earlier justifiable adj.

Able to be justified; = justifiable adj. 1.

ΘΚΠ

society > morality > duty or obligation > moral or legal constraint > immunity or exemption from liability > justification > [adjective] > able to be

justifiable1443

justificablec1454

warrantable1597

qualifiable1611

c1454 R. Pecock Folewer to Donet 107 (MED) It is iustificable þouȝ he hadde had in his tyme of prechyng þe passioun of angir.

1579 G. Fenton tr. F. Guicciardini Hist. Guicciardin iii. 176 The kinges of Spayne gaue hope to vnite them selues with the french king against thItalians vnder a certeyne occasion iustificable.

a1639 D. Digges Compl. Ambassador (1655) 57 We have thought..this so plain and justificable a case.

1671 R. McWard True Non-conformist 400 Much of their way was justificable upon the account of these motives.

1730 T. Stackhouse Fair State of Controv. xii. 189 There are sometimes..Liberties taken, that are not so very Justificable.

1838 London & Westm. Rev. Dec. 130/2 But though we cannot think this justificable, we see a wide difference.

1885 Maryland Med. Jrnl. 11 July 205/2 Removal [of the testicle] is scarcely justificable in young persons unless pain or inflammation ensues.

1920 Jrnl. Outdoor Life Jan. 4/2 Such representations might be justificable for people who believed in gargoyles and griffins, but they have no place in our time.

1996 F. B. Bird Muted Conscience iv. 113 Temporarily,..evasion may be a justificable tactic.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2013; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	justificable
释义	justificableadj. Brit. /ˈdʒʌstᵻfᵻkəbl/, /ˌdʒʌstᵻˈfɪkəbl/, /dʒʌˈstɪfᵻkəbl/, U.S. /ˈdʒəstəˌfɪkəb(ə)l/, /ˌdʒəstəˈfɪkəb(ə)l/, /ˌdʒəˈstɪfəkəb(ə)l/ Forms: late Middle English–1500s iustificable, 1500s– justificable. Origin: A borrowing from Latin. Etymon: Latin justificabilis. Etymology: < post-classical Latin justificabilis that justifies (from 13th cent. in British sources), subject to jurisdiction (14th cent.; early 15th cent. in a British source) < justificare justify v. + classical Latin -bilis -ble suffix. Compare slightly earlier justifiable adj. Able to be justified; = justifiable adj. 1. ΘΚΠ society > morality > duty or obligation > moral or legal constraint > immunity or exemption from liability > justification > [adjective] > able to be justifiable1443 justificablec1454 warrantable1597 qualifiable1611 c1454 R. Pecock Folewer to Donet 107 (MED) It is iustificable þouȝ he hadde had in his tyme of prechyng þe passioun of angir. 1579 G. Fenton tr. F. Guicciardini Hist. Guicciardin iii. 176 The kinges of Spayne gaue hope to vnite them selues with the french king against thItalians vnder a certeyne occasion iustificable. a1639 D. Digges Compl. Ambassador (1655) 57 We have thought..this so plain and justificable a case. 1671 R. McWard True Non-conformist 400 Much of their way was justificable upon the account of these motives. 1730 T. Stackhouse Fair State of Controv. xii. 189 There are sometimes..Liberties taken, that are not so very Justificable. 1838 London & Westm. Rev. Dec. 130/2 But though we cannot think this justificable, we see a wide difference. 1885 Maryland Med. Jrnl. 11 July 205/2 Removal [of the testicle] is scarcely justificable in young persons unless pain or inflammation ensues. 1920 Jrnl. Outdoor Life Jan. 4/2 Such representations might be justificable for people who believed in gargoyles and griffins, but they have no place in our time. 1996 F. B. Bird Muted Conscience iv. 113 Temporarily,..evasion may be a justificable tactic. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2013; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.c1454
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