self-justifying in the Oxford-Paravia Italian Dictionary

Translations for self-justifying in the English»Italian Dictionary

self-justifying [Brit ˌsɛlfˈdʒʌstɪfʌɪŋ, Am ˌsɛlfˈdʒəstəˌfaɪɪŋ] ADJ

self-justifying

che si autogiustifica

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English

Willie's soapy sanctimony is alternated with his self-justifying tales of his own fornication and other transgressions with very great skill.

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You would expect the former exec of a colossal failure to self-justifying.

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Clearly these proclamations are self-justifying.

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But he understands the self-justifying reasons one might succumb to temptation.

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The problem is our inherently self-serving, self-justifying and egoistic human nature is perfectly suited to the "old system" but is opposite and incompatible with the new one.

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To rely on the times to guide the decisions, is to commit ourselves to a circle of self-justifying sophistry.

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She offers small, self-justifying lies and catches her lover out in others.

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And that self-justifying approach is no longer tenable.

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We've all seen these sorts of self-justifying arguments before.

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Curiously enough, there are those who behave quite dreadfully throughout their lives, but who are more easily forgiven because they are short on self-justifying excuses.

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