unforgivable
adjectiveattested in dialogue
- United States
Not forgivable; inexcusable.
adjective
- 1
Not forgivable; inexcusable.
People who smuggle artifacts, blood diamonds and ivory trinkets on the black market are unforgivable in my mind.
Since unforgivable acts lie in one's positive use of freedom to undo creation—to uncreate—and to make flawed what has been deemed worthy of existence—to unredeem—then the unforgiving act is addressed to oneself and to the cosmos.
Etymology
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 forgivable English unforgivable From un- + forgivable.
Forms
- comparative
- more unforgivable
- superlative
- most unforgivable
unfit · Not fit; not having the correct requirements.unfold · To undo a folding.unforgettable · Very difficult or impossible to forget.
unforgivable · Not forgivable; inexcusable.
unfortunate · Not favored by fortune.unfortunately · Happening through bad luck, or because of some unfortunate…ungrateful · Not grateful; not expressing gratitude.