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overjustified

overjustified is the simple past and past participle of overjustify.

Meaning of overjustify

Verb

overjustify (third-person singular simple present overjustifies, present participle overjustifying, simple past and past participle overjustified)

  1. (transitive) To justify excessively; to provide too much justification for.
  2. (transitive) Specifically, to provide external incentive for an already-internally-motivated behavior, thereby risking the loss of the original motivation.

Questions about overjustified

What is overjustified the simple past and past participle of?
Overjustified is the simple past and past participle of overjustify.

Words near overjustified in the dictionary

  1. overjumping
  2. overjumps
  3. overjust
  4. overjustification
  5. overjustifications
  6. overjustified
  7. overjustifies
  8. overjustify
  9. overjustifying
  10. overjut
  11. overjuts

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