Justificatory (Adjective)
Meaning 2
Attempting to justify or defend in speech or writing.
Classification
All adjective clusters.
Examples
- The company issued a lengthy, justificatory statement to address concerns over the latest financial scandal.
- In the heated debate, both politicians made justificatory claims that their policy would ultimately benefit the community.
- His response came across as a rather strained and unconvincing justificatory exercise to absolve himself of any blame.
- The memoir was full of justificatory language, attempting to explain away past mistakes and controversies.
- The justificatory tone in her article raised suspicions that the author was trying to preempt criticisms rather than genuinely address them.