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unpardonable

English

Etymology

un- +? pardonable

Adjective

unpardonable (comparative more unpardonable, superlative most unpardonable)

  1. impossible to pardon; impossible to excuse or justify
    • 1900, Gilbert Parker, An Unpardonable Liar:
      "I can understand your being wicked," she said keenly, "but not your being cowardly. That is and was unpardonable."
    • 1912, Ralph Connor, Corporal Cameron of the Northwest Mounted Police:
      To lose a game was bad enough, but to round on a comrade was unpardonable; while to lose from the game a half-back of Cameron's calibre was unthinkable.

Synonyms

  • inexcusable, unforgivable, unremittable
  • unjustifiable, indefensible

Antonyms

  • pardonable

Derived terms

  • unpardonable sin

Related terms

  • pardonable

Translations

References

  • Webster, Noah (1828) , “unpardonable”, in An American Dictionary of the English Language

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indefensible

English

Etymology

in- +? defensible

Adjective

indefensible (comparative more indefensible, superlative most indefensible)

  1. Not defensible; not capable of being defended
    Synonym: vulnerable
  2. Incapable of being justified or excused
    Synonyms: inexcusable, unpardonable
  3. Incapable of being explained
    Synonyms: untenable, insupportable, invalid

Antonyms

  • defensible

Derived terms

  • indefensibility
  • indefensibleness
  • indefensibly

Translations

See also

  • undefendable

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