Word: justifying
Part of speech: Verb
Syllables: ju
sti
fy
ing
Definition: Present participle of justify; defend, explain, clear away, or make excuses for by reasoning
Morphemes:
Affix: just
Language: en
PoS: Adverb
Meaning: Used to reduce the force of an imperative; simply.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: iūs
Language: la
Decoded: ius
PoS: Noun
Meaning: law, right
Affix: -tus
Language: la
Decoded: -tus
Meaning: adjective
Affix: -ify
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: To produce verbs meaning to make.
Affix: -ing
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Used to form present participles of verbs.