单词 | self-justifyingly |
释义 | > as lemmasself-ˈjustifyingly self-ˈjustifyingly adv. in a manner which is intended to justify or excuse actions or behaviour. ΘΚΠ society > morality > duty or obligation > moral or legal constraint > immunity or exemption from liability > justification > [adverb] > in a justifying manner > of oneself self-justifyingly1854 1854 M. M. Brewster Work 2nd ser. iii. 38 That this is the exception to the rule, must, however, be acknowledged..—acknowledged self-justifyingly by some,—with doubts and difficulties by others. 1951 Brownsville (Texas) Herald 29 Aug. 4/7 Self-justifyingly, he would tend to imagine you were somehow ‘to blame’ for his unmanly attitude. 2004 M. Feeney Nixon at Movies vi. 178 Kissinger, the most self-justifyingly exhaustive of modern memoirists. < as lemmas |
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