forgive
verb (used with object)
to grant pardon for or remission of (an offense, debt, etc.); absolve.
unforgivably
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a word derived from
forgive.
Example Sentences
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It took an unforgivably long time for L.A.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 1, 2025
Just as Tottenham began to test Brentford's defence again, Skipp unforgivably lost the ball on the edge of his own box and Tottenham were punished, Wissa coolly stroking it past Forster.
From BBC ● May 20, 2023
Flaming, president of the Economic Roundtable, said it is "unforgivably arrogant" for people to think a fast-food job is transitional employment.
From Salon ● May 4, 2023
Nonetheless, and unforgivably, another song doesn’t come along for nearly half an hour — an eternity by musical standards.
From New York Times ● Oct. 6, 2022
He was unforgivably a foreigner then, foreign to them, foreign to me, foreign to everyone but Mama, who sat next to him smiling with pleased modesty.
From "Farewell to Manzanar" by Jeanne Houston
