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inexcusably

inexcusably

2 6.9
In a way that is very wrong and cannot be forgiven
  • adverb
  • /ɪnˈɛkʃuːzəbli/
translation icon : inexcusablemente
  • Only were this the case could the negligent be said to be liable to punishment, to have defaulted inexcusably.
  • an inexcusably violent act

Examples

  • The cover you plan to use for my seventh novel, Fault Line, pictured below, is inexcusably bad.

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  • I can't recall ever hearing a more narrow-minded, shallow, willfully ignorant, and inexcusably misleading argument.

    Blog text (17)
  • If I had gone to the polls and my name was inexcusably missing from the list of names ...

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  • To allow anything less is to inexcusably ignore the most valuable educational tools available to us.

    Academic text (2009)
  • You're being almost inexcusably frank.

  • Her present life seems to her inexcusably comfortable and well-to-do.

    Academic text (2003)
  • The one time I had this dish, it was inexcusably disappointing ($20).

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  • Joseph Gordon-Levitt was the best part of this seriously bloated and inexcusably boring picture.

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  • Froude's editing of the Reminiscences, Norton charged, was of "the most perfunctory, indifferent, and inexcusably careless character."

    Academic text (2001)
  • He inexcusably failed to show up for the meeting without any notice.

Synonyms

unconscionably
vsinexcusably
2 8.9

In a way that is very unfair or too harsh

emphasizes moral excess rather than simple lack of justification
unjustifiably
vsinexcusably
2 7.0

In a way that has no good reason

is stronger meaning it cannot be justified in any circumstance
unforgivably
vsinexcusably
2 7.1

In a way that is too bad to be excused

is about lacking justification rather than personal forgiveness
indefensibly
vsinexcusably
1 7.4

In a way that no one can show is right or fair

is about a complete lack of justification rather than only debatable points
unwarrantedly
vsinexcusably
1 8.2

Without a good reason or any right to do it

is focused on missing authorization rather than general absolute lack of justification
unwarrantably
vsinexcusably
9.9

In a way that has no good reason

is used for acts seen as completely without justification
unpardonably
vsinexcusably
8.0

In a way that cannot be forgiven

focuses on lack of pardon rather than pure absence of justification
iniquitously
vsinexcusably
  • Formal
9.9

In a way that is very unfair and morally wrong

focuses on moral wrongness rather than absence of formal justification

Antonyms

6.3

In a way that can be forgiven because of the situation

How Excusable

inexcusably
2 6.9
unforgivably
2 7.1

Surface Forms

inexcusably positive
inexcusablyer comparative
inexcusablyest superlative

Morphology

inexcusably = inexcusable (transparent) = in + excuse + able + ly

The adverb is formed regularly from the adjective 'inexcusable' with '-ly' and keeps the same meaning.

Etymology

The word inexcusably breaks into three parts: in- meaning 'not', excuse meaning 'to forgive or explain', and -ly which makes it 'in a way'. So inexcusably means 'in a way that cannot be forgiven or justified', which is why we use it for actions that have no acceptable reason.