unjustified

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English

Etymology

From un- +‎ justified.

Adjective

unjustified (comparative more unjustified, superlative most unjustified)

  1. Not justified, having no justification, unwarranted.
    Antonym: justified
    Hyponym: unprovoked
    Near-synonym: unjustifiable
    the unjustified killing of an innocent
  2. (typography) Not justified (of text, arranged on a page or a computer screen such that the left and right ends of all lines within paragraphs are aligned)
    Antonym: justified
    unjustified text in a wordprocessor

Translations

Verb

unjustified

  1. simple past and past participle of unjustify