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[ in-ik-skyoo-zuh-buhl ] / ˌɪn ɪkˈskyu zə bəl / SEE SYNONYMS FOR inexcusable ON THESAURUS.COM
adjectiveincapable of being excused or justified. Origin of inexcusable1375–1425; late Middle English <Latin inexcūsābilis; see in-3, excuse, -able SYNONYMS FOR inexcusableunpardonable, unforgivable, intolerable. SEE SYNONYMS FOR inexcusable ON THESAURUS.COM OTHER WORDS FROM inexcusablein·ex·cus·a·bil·i·ty, in·ex·cus·a·ble·ness, nounin·ex·cus·a·bly, adverbWords nearby inexcusableinevitable, inexact, inexactitude, in excess of, in exchange, inexcusable, inexertion, inexhaustible, inexistent, inexorable, inexpedient Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for inexcusableThe lack of unity is “inexcusable and lets our party down,” he said. The GOP’s 2016 Dark Horse: This Guy?!|Ben Jacobs|September 17, 2014|DAILY BEAST Yes, it was a major and inexcusable fiasco, as I wrote last week. Enough Already on HealthCare.gov. Don’t You Remember Medicare Part D?|Michael Tomasky|October 29, 2013|DAILY BEAST Nothing makes their victory inevitable but the inexcusable assumption that it is. Vote For Me—I've Done Nothing|Gershom Gorenberg|December 17, 2012|DAILY BEAST That's an inexcusable lack of leadership from our political elites. Buckley, Birchers, Tea and the Fringe|Justin Green|December 5, 2012|DAILY BEAST
But to some, the idea of a 6-year-old lending her image to a brand famous for provocative spreads and buxom models is inexcusable. Too Young to Model: Anna Nicole Smith’s 6-Year-Old Modeling Spawn|Anna Klassen|November 28, 2012|DAILY BEAST Something else she really meant, for Mr. Harrington Surtaine was now occupying it to an inexcusable extent. The Clarion|Samuel Hopkins Adams "Yes, it was inexcusable of me to omit that," said Nekhludoff. It is not denied that all these things have been justly forfeited by deliberate and inexcusable desertion. Compilation of the Messages and Papers of the Presidents|Grover Cleveland This is the first Med Ship visit in twelve standard years, I believe, which is inexcusable. Pariah Planet|Murray Leinster The entanglement of the commentator just quoted in the literary fault of the parable is inexcusable. The Syrian Christ|Abraham Mitrie Rihbany
British Dictionary definitions for inexcusable
adjectivenot able to be excused or justified Derived forms of inexcusableinexcusability or inexcusableness, nouninexcusably, adverbCollins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to inexcusablereprehensible, unforgivable, outrageous, untenable, unjustifiable, intolerable, impermissible, indefensible, blamable, blameworthy, censurable, unpardonable, wrong, criticizable, inexpiable, unallowable, unpermissible, unwarrantable |