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justified

justified

4.5
Text with lines that reach both left and right margins
  • adjective
  • /ˈdʒʌstɪfaɪd/
  • Specialized
translation icon : justificado
  • In graphic design, choosing justified text can enhance readability by aligning it evenly on the page.

Now what you showed us wasn't like justified text, which would be a true cube.

Examples

  • Now the reason is this cuneiform writing was right justified invariably, especially in literature.

  • Now what you showed us wasn't like justified text, which would be a true cube.

    Harvard University

  • The document was justified to create a clean and professional appearance on both sides.

  • She formatted the report so that the text was justified and looked neater when printed.

Surface Forms

justified positive

Morphology

justified = justify (opaque) = just + ify + ed

The form is built from 'justify' + '-ed', but the typographic sense 'aligned on both margins' is a specialized technical use that is not predictable from the base meaning.

Etymology

The word justified comes from the Latin root justus meaning 'right' or 'straight', the same root as just and justice. So, to justify text is to make the lines sit 'right' at both margins, giving a straight, even edge.