unforgivably
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7.1
- adverb
- /ˌʌnfərˈɡɪvəbli/
:
imperdonablemente
- One often considers folk artists like Hicks either charmingly unskilled or unforgivably untrained.
- unforgivably rude
- unforgivably stupid
Examples
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To him, the question seems somehow unforgivably indiscreet.
Fiction book (1991) -
And, unforgivably, you left out the highlight of the evening: the magnificent, soul-stirring rendition of what is arguably her greatest song, "Like a Prayer," which had 20,000 people on their feet in ecstasy.
Blog text (12) -
It's been unforgivably long since my last post, but I have a really good excuse...
Blog text (23) -
I had to turn it off about 15 minutes in, which is something I do very rarely and only for the most unforgivably terrible movies.
Blog text (19) -
And I, I find this to be just unforgivably disgusting.
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It was unforgivably stupid.
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After all, whatever the explanation for all this might have been, I'd just been unforgivably rude to a person who had only been gracious and charming toward me.
Fiction book (2001) -
It would be unforgivably rude to refuse a box of chocolates, wouldn't it?
Fiction book (1990) -
I realize that when I met you at the turkey curry buffet that I was unforgivably rude and wearing a reindeer jumper that my mother had given me the day before.
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Her actions were unforgivably selfish, leading to the end of their friendship.
Synonyms
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6.9
In a way that is very wrong and cannot be forgiven
In a way that cannot be forgiven
Antonyms
How Forgivable
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7.1
Surface Forms
Morphology
unforgivably = unforgivable (transparent) = un + forgive + able + ly
Formed by adding the productive adverbial suffix '-ly' to 'unforgivable', preserving the predictable meaning 'in a manner that cannot be forgiven'.
Etymology
Unforgivably starts with forgive, which originally meant 'to give up' a wrong or blame, and adds un- 'not' and -able 'can be', while -ly makes it an adverb. So unforgivably means 'in a way that cannot be forgiven'.