WordNet: defensive, justificative, justificatory
attempting to justify or defend in speech or writing
- similar to apologetic, excusatory
defensive
- (englanti) defend (derivationally related)
- (englanti) defend (derivationally related)
- (englanti) defensive (derivationally related)
- (suomi) puolusteleva (synonyymi)
justificative
- (englanti) justify (derivationally related)
- (englanti) justify (derivationally related)
- (suomi) perusteleva (synonyymi)
justificatory
- (englanti) justify (derivationally related)
- (suomi) perustelu- (synonyymi)