unforgivable

adjective

un·​for·​giv·​able ˌən-fər-ˈgi-və-bəl How to pronounce unforgivable (audio)
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: too bad to be forgiven : not forgivable
an unforgivable crime/sin/error
Such boldness on the part of a man of my own class would have been almost unforgivable.Jack London
unforgivably adverb

Examples of unforgivable in a Sentence

an unforgivable crime that society must seek just punishment for they considered their friend's selfish behavior unforgivable
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Word History

First Known Use

1548, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of unforgivable was in 1548

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“Unforgivable.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/unforgivable. Accessed 29 May. 2024.

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