justifiable
/ˈdʒʌstəˌfaɪəbəl/JUH-stuh-figh-uh-buhl
/ˈdʒʌstəˌfaɪəbəl/JUH-stuh-figh-uh-buhl
Meaningable to be justified
Common meaning: able to be justified (inferred)
- jusright, lawLewis & Short, Latin Dictionary (1879), p. 1019 · scan
- tpast-participle ending
- ifiverb ending: to make
- ableable to be
Journey through time
- Latiniūs, iūris‘right, law’
- Englishjustify‘to show to be right’
- Englishformed in English from justifyjustifiable‘able to be justified (inferred)’ · today
Sources & notes
Inferred source: no dictionary we use has an entry for this exact word. Its history is worked out from closely related, listed words in the same family, and we are trusting that link, so bear that in mind. Inferred meaning: able to be justified. It can be inferred from any of: justify.
Meaning: “Meaning” is the sense that emerges from the word’s roots; “Common meaning” is today’s everyday sense. Both written by us.
Pronunciation
- UK IPA: converted from the US form by rule (unchecked). Respelling: generated.
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- US IPA: CMUdict (BSD-2), converted to IPA by rule. Respelling: generated.
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Origin: Formed in English from justify + -able (inferred: this exact word is not listed in our dictionaries).
Roots
- iūs, iūris Latin “right, law”
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