Complete Definition of "unpardonable"

English

Etymology
See un- and pardon.

Pronunciation
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Adjective
en-adj

  1. impossible to pardon; impossible to excuse or justify

Quotations

#* 1900 CE: Gilbert Parker, An Unpardonable Liar
#*: "I can understand your being wicked," she said keenly, "but not your being cowardly. That is and was unpardonable."

#* 1912 CE: Ralph Connor, Corporal Cameron of the Northwest Mounted Police
#*: 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.

Synonyms
inexcusable, unforgivable, unremittable
unjustifiable, indefensible

Antonyms
pardonable

Derived terms
unpardonable sin

Related terms
pardonable

Translations
trans-top|impossible to pardon or forgive
French: impardonnable
German: unverzeihlich
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References
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

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