unjustifiableadj.

Brit.

/(ˌ)ʌnˈdʒʌstᵻfʌɪəbl/,

/ˌʌndʒʌstᵻˈfʌɪəbl/, U.S.

/ˌənˌdʒəstəˈfaɪəb(ə)l/,

/ˌənˈdʒəstəˌfaɪəb(ə)l/

Forms: see un- prefix¹ and justifiable adj.

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: un- prefix¹, justifiable adj.

Etymology: < un- prefix¹ + justifiable adj.

That cannot be shown to be just, right, or reasonable; lacking justification.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > goodness and badness > wrongdoing > unjustness > [adjective] > without reason

unjustifiable1589

society > morality > dueness or propriety > moral impropriety > [adjective] > unwarranted or unjustifiable

undue1398

sacklessa1400

indefensible1529

unwarranted1577

indefensive1586

unjustifiable1589

unwarrantable1612

unconcessible1643

unjustified1644

injustifiable1646

insupportable1649

ill-deserveda1666

unsupportable1710

warrantless1863

1589 J. Penry Th'appellation 49 Any vnsound, or any vnjustifiable bookes, that haue bin published.

1641 F. Rous Catholick Charitie xii. 344 This is a most unjust, and unjustifiable slander.

1674 in O. Airy Essex Papers (1890) I. 262 Being resolved never to doe any Thing unjustifyable.

1716 T. Hearne Remarks & Coll. (1901) V. 324 An intolerable and unjustifyable Injury.

1749 D. Hartley Observ. Man ii. ii. §34. 171 They did nothing unjustifiable.

1849 T. B. Macaulay Hist. Eng. II. vii. 178 That even..Russell had gone to unjustifiable lengths against the government.

1879 A. Trollope Cousin Henry xi They had been hard words—quite unjustifiable unless [etc.].

1919 Forum Oct. 448 These men have received harsh and unjustifiable sentences.

2003 Prospect Sept. 33/1 The Iraq war was and remains legally and morally unjustifiable.

Derivatives

unˈjustifiableness n. now rare

ΘΚΠ

society > morality > dueness or propriety > moral impropriety > [noun] > condition of being undue or unwarrantable

unrightfulnessc1275

unwarrantableness1633

unjustifiableness1642

undueness1653

indefensibility1823

unwarrantability1836

indefensibleness1876

1642 King Charles I His Majesties Answer Declar. Both Houses conc. Militia 23 May sig. A3^v Being most assured of the unjustifiablenesse of the pretended Ordinance.

1745 J. Marchant Expos. Bks. Old Test. (Gen. xix.) 66/2 The Unjustifiableness of the Means dissecrates the Means.

1853 J. Ruskin Stones of Venice III. i. 9 In proportion to the unjustifiableness of its introduction, was the extravagance of the form it assumed.

1942 Mod. Lang. Rev. 37 380 I am concerned here to vindicate the rightness of the text and the unjustifiableness of emendation.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2018; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	unjustifiable
释义	unjustifiableadj. Brit. /(ˌ)ʌnˈdʒʌstᵻfʌɪəbl/, /ˌʌndʒʌstᵻˈfʌɪəbl/, U.S. /ˌənˌdʒəstəˈfaɪəb(ə)l/, /ˌənˈdʒəstəˌfaɪəb(ə)l/ Forms: see un- prefix¹ and justifiable adj. Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: un- prefix¹, justifiable adj. Etymology: < un- prefix¹ + justifiable adj. That cannot be shown to be just, right, or reasonable; lacking justification. ΘΚΠ the mind > goodness and badness > wrongdoing > unjustness > [adjective] > without reason unjustifiable1589 society > morality > dueness or propriety > moral impropriety > [adjective] > unwarranted or unjustifiable undue1398 sacklessa1400 indefensible1529 unwarranted1577 indefensive1586 unjustifiable1589 unwarrantable1612 unconcessible1643 unjustified1644 injustifiable1646 insupportable1649 ill-deserveda1666 unsupportable1710 warrantless1863 1589 J. Penry Th'appellation 49 Any vnsound, or any vnjustifiable bookes, that haue bin published. 1641 F. Rous Catholick Charitie xii. 344 This is a most unjust, and unjustifiable slander. 1674 in O. Airy Essex Papers (1890) I. 262 Being resolved never to doe any Thing unjustifyable. 1716 T. Hearne Remarks & Coll. (1901) V. 324 An intolerable and unjustifyable Injury. 1749 D. Hartley Observ. Man ii. ii. §34. 171 They did nothing unjustifiable. 1849 T. B. Macaulay Hist. Eng. II. vii. 178 That even..Russell had gone to unjustifiable lengths against the government. 1879 A. Trollope Cousin Henry xi They had been hard words—quite unjustifiable unless [etc.]. 1919 Forum Oct. 448 These men have received harsh and unjustifiable sentences. 2003 Prospect Sept. 33/1 The Iraq war was and remains legally and morally unjustifiable. Derivatives unˈjustifiableness n. now rare ΘΚΠ society > morality > dueness or propriety > moral impropriety > [noun] > condition of being undue or unwarrantable unrightfulnessc1275 unwarrantableness1633 unjustifiableness1642 undueness1653 indefensibility1823 unwarrantability1836 indefensibleness1876 1642 King Charles I His Majesties Answer Declar. Both Houses conc. Militia 23 May sig. A3^v Being most assured of the unjustifiablenesse of the pretended Ordinance. 1745 J. Marchant Expos. Bks. Old Test. (Gen. xix.) 66/2 The Unjustifiableness of the Means dissecrates the Means. 1853 J. Ruskin Stones of Venice III. i. 9 In proportion to the unjustifiableness of its introduction, was the extravagance of the form it assumed. 1942 Mod. Lang. Rev. 37 380 I am concerned here to vindicate the rightness of the text and the unjustifiableness of emendation. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2018; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.1589
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