JUSTIFIABLE


Meaning of JUSTIFIABLE in English

jus ‧ ti ‧ fi ‧ a ‧ ble AC /ˈdʒʌstəfaɪəb ə l, ˈdʒʌstɪfaɪəb ə l/ BrE AmE adjective

[ Word Family: adjective : ↑ justifiable ≠ ↑ unjustifiable , ↑ justified ≠ ↑ unjustified ; verb : ↑ justify ; noun : ↑ justification ; adverb : ↑ justifiably ≠ ↑ unjustifiably ]

actions, reactions, decisions etc that are justifiable are acceptable because they are done for good reasons:

justifiable anger

economically/commercially justifiable

Are these experiments morally justifiable?

—justifiably adverb

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English.      Longman - Словарь современного английского языка.