self-justifying

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self-jus·ti·fy·ing (s

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adj.

1. Making excuses for oneself or one's behavior.

2. Justifying text margins automatically: a self-justifying printer.

self-justi·fi·cation (-j

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n) n.

self-justifying

adj

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

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