Definitions for justifiably

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Random House Webster's College Dictionary

jus•ti•fi•a•bleˈdʒʌs təˌfaɪ ə bəl, ˌdʒʌs təˈfaɪ-(adj.)

  1. capable of being justified; defensible:

    justifiable homicide.

Origin of justifiable:

1515–25; < MF

jus′ti•fi`a•bly(adv.)

Princeton's WordNet

  1. justifiably(adverb)

    with good reason

    "he is justifiably bitter"

Wiktionary

  1. justifiably(Adverb)

    in a justifiable manner; with justification


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