Unjustifiable Meaning
/ˌʌˌndʒʌstɪˈfaɪəbəl/Definition, CEFR level B2, pronunciation, examples, and quiz.
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Definition
adjThat cannot be justified, excused or pardoned.
Sentence Examples
Dropping nuclear bombs on Hiroshima and Nagasaki is unjustifiable.
It was cruel and unjustifiable.
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CEFR Practice Quiz
The manager's decision to fire the employee without warning was morally ____.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
The use of violence against peaceful protesters was described as ____ by many international and human rights groups today.
Word Origin & History
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *né Proto-Indo-European *n̥- Proto-Germanic *un- Proto-West Germanic *un- Old English un- Middle English un- English un- English justifiable English unjustifiable From un- + justifiable.
Literary Quotations & Historical Citations
"From track level, its operating floor looks particularly capacious, but there is a vacant space at one end which was designed to accommodate the control panel for the Perth-Inverness C.T.C. scheme; this was adumbrated as long ago as the 1955 Modernisation Plan, but now seems to be regarded as an unjustifiable luxury."
— 1962 October, G. Freeman Allen, “The New Look in Scotland's Northern Division—II”, in Modern Railways, page 270:
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CEFR Practice Quiz
The manager's decision to fire the employee without warning was morally ____.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
The use of violence against peaceful protesters was described as ____ by many international and human rights groups today.