Added 10 October 2026
warranted
adjective
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- Authorized with a warrant.
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Deserved, necessary, appropriate.
Under the circumstances, his outburst was not warranted.
- Of flatware, silver plated (with a guarantee that the silver plating will not wear off).
verb
- simple past and past participle of warrant