unwarrantable

/ ʌnˈwɒrəntəbəl /

adjective

1. incapable of vindication or justification

Derived Forms

• unˈwarrantably, adverb
• unˈwarrantableness, noun

Example Sentences

We have warned them, from time to time, of attempts made by their legislature to extend an unwarrantable jurisdiction over us.

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Even in private houses, relations and intimate acquaintances are guilty of the most unwarrantable annoyances.

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"When Mr. Ruthven Smith took an unwarrantable liberty," Knight finished the sentence icily.

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I have called upon the Duke to apologize to me as the unwarrantable insult offered to me demands.

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Had not the belief, that evil lurked in the closet, gained admittance, and had not my actions betokened an unwarrantable security?

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Related Words

• disproportionate
• extreme
• improper
• inappropriate
• inordinate
• needless
• too much
• unconscionable
• undeserved
• unfair
• unjust
• unjustifiable
• unjustified
• unreasonable
• unseemly
• untimely
• unwarranted