Extenuating
adjective
Partially excusing a fault
“The flood was an extenuating circumstance the review board accepted.”
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What does extenuating mean?
Commonly confused with
- NotMaking a fault far worse
- NotEntirely unrelated
- NotDeliberately invented
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