inexcusable
[in-ik-skyoo-zuh-buh l]
- incapable of being excused or justified.
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Origin of inexcusable
Synonyms
See more synonyms for inexcusable on Thesaurus.comunpardonable, unforgivable, intolerable.
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Contemporary Examples
The lack of unity is “inexcusable and lets our party down,” he said.
Yes, it was a major and inexcusable fiasco, as I wrote last week.
Enough Already on HealthCare.gov. Don’t You Remember Medicare Part D?Michael Tomasky
October 29, 2013
Nothing makes their victory inevitable but the inexcusable assumption that it is.
That's an inexcusable lack of leadership from our political elites.
But to some, the idea of a 6-year-old lending her image to a brand famous for provocative spreads and buxom models is inexcusable.
Historical Examples
Is it not inexcusable to give such an example to a daughter?
Lady SusanJane Austen
Those women are inexcusable who forget what is due to themselves, and the opinion of the world.
Lady SusanJane Austen
While I think of it in this light, I should be inexcusable to be the latter.
Clarissa, Volume 2 (of 9)Samuel Richardson
All these causes of bad butter are inexcusable, and can easily be avoided.
Directions for Cookery, in its Various BranchesEliza Leslie
She knew how unwarrantable, how inexcusable a thing she had done.
The Innocent AdventuressMary Hastings Bradley
inexcusable
- not able to be excused or justified
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Word Origin and History for inexcusable
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