extenuating
English
Etymology
From Latin ex (“to delete, to cross out”) and tenuatus, past participle of tenuare (“to make thin”) + Middle English -ing. By surface analysis, ex- + tenuate + -ing.
Adjective
extenuating (comparative more extenuating, superlative most extenuating)
- That lessens the seriousness of something by providing an excuse.
Derived terms
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