Word family noun justification adjective justifiable ≠ unjustifiable justified ≠ unjustified verb justify adverb justifiably ≠ unjustifiably
From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary Englishjustifiablejus‧ti‧fi‧a‧ble /ˈdʒʌstəfaɪəbəl/ AWL adjective RIGHT/JUSTIFIEDactions, reactions, decisions etc that are justifiable are acceptable because they are done for good reasons justifiable angereconomically/commercially justifiable Are these experiments morally justifiable? —justifiably adverbExamples from the Corpus
justifiable• Reed said the tax increases were not only justifiable, but unavoidable.• Is football a justifiable expense when the college cannot afford enough English classes to meet students' needs?• Can violence ever be a justifiable method of protest?economically/commercially justifiable• This enabled the banks to pull out on the grounds that involvement was not commercially justifiable. 