self-justifying

self-justifying
/self'jus"teuh fuy'ing, self"-/, adj.
1. offering excuses for oneself, esp. in excess of normal demands.
2. automatically adjusting printed or typed lines to fill a given space, esp. to conform to a rigid margin.
[1730-40]

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