self-justifying

[ self-juhs-tuh-fahy-ing, self- ]

/ ˌsɛlfˈdʒʌs təˌfaɪ ɪŋ, ˈsɛlf- /

adjective

offering excuses for oneself, especially in excess of normal demands.

automatically adjusting printed or typed lines to fill a given space, especially to conform to a rigid margin.

Origin of self-justifying

First recorded in 1730–40

Words nearby self-justifying

self-insurer, self-interest, selfish, self-judgment, self-justification, self-justifying, self-knowledge, selfless, self-limited, self-limiting, self-liquidating

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Example sentences from the Web for self-justifying

And it was to them, and to some future self-justifying narrative, that Morsi was really speaking.
The Mexican Standoff in Egypt|Hussein Ibish|July 3, 2013|DAILY BEAST
The rules which obtain among themselves appear to them self-evident and self-justifying.
On Liberty|John Stuart Mill
The presentation of facts is self-justifying only when the facts are developed in their true proportion.
The Armed Forces Officer|U. S. Department of Defense
And it is of the nature of vanity and arrogance, if unchecked, to become cruel and self-justifying.
Impressions of Theophrastus Such|George Eliot

And in these days of his first devotion to Romola he needed a self-justifying argument.
Romola|George Eliot

British Dictionary definitions for self-justifying

self-justifying

adjective

offering excuses for one's behaviour, often when they are not called for

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单词	self-justifying
释义	self-justifying [ self-juhs-tuh-fahy-ing, self- ] / ˌsɛlfˈdʒʌs təˌfaɪ ɪŋ, ˈsɛlf- / adjective offering excuses for oneself, especially in excess of normal demands. automatically adjusting printed or typed lines to fill a given space, especially to conform to a rigid margin. Origin of self-justifying First recorded in 1730–40 Words nearby self-justifying self-insurer, self-interest, selfish, self-judgment, self-justification, self-justifying, self-knowledge, selfless, self-limited, self-limiting, self-liquidating Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for self-justifying And it was to them, and to some future self-justifying narrative, that Morsi was really speaking. The Mexican Standoff in Egypt\|Hussein Ibish\|July 3, 2013\|DAILY BEAST The rules which obtain among themselves appear to them self-evident and self-justifying. On Liberty\|John Stuart Mill The presentation of facts is self-justifying only when the facts are developed in their true proportion. The Armed Forces Officer\|U. S. Department of Defense And it is of the nature of vanity and arrogance, if unchecked, to become cruel and self-justifying. Impressions of Theophrastus Such\|George Eliot And in these days of his first devotion to Romola he needed a self-justifying argument. Romola\|George Eliot British Dictionary definitions for self-justifying self-justifying adjective offering excuses for one's behaviour, often when they are not called for Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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