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unpardonable

adj

Etymology

From un- + pardonable.

  1. derived from perdonare
  2. derived from pardoner
  3. inherited from pardonen
  4. suffixed as pardonable — “pardon + able”
  5. formed as unpardonable — “un- + pardonable”

Definitions

  1. impossible to pardon

    impossible to pardon; impossible to excuse or justify

    • "I can understand your being wicked," she said keenly, "but not your being cowardly. That is and was unpardonable."
    • 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.

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA