the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
adj. Having power to justify; justificatory.
The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
Justifying; having power to justify; justificatory.
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adj. attempting to justify or defend in speech or writing
adj. providing justification
Word Usage
"Unconsciously insincere, like the majority of people in their justificative confessions, Balzac often allowed his heart to intrude where it had no business to be present."