inexcusable
adjective
in·ex·cus·able
ˌi-nik-ˈskyü-zə-bəl 
: impossible to excuse or justify
inexcusable rudeness
inexcusableness
noun
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Examples of inexcusable in a Sentence
spitting at a teacher is inexcusable behavior and will be severely punished
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But overall there is a mass consensus that putting the country under martial law was an inexcusable action, no matter what motivated the president to do so.
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Joohee Cho, ABC News, 12 Dec. 2024
As road salt built up on the windshield, squirting the cleaner then using the wipers was effective but the extra drops of liquid the wipers consistently splattered all over the passenger side when performing its task, this was inexcusable and annoying.
—Paul Du Quenoy, Newsweek, 10 Dec. 2024
The same listless play continued in the second half, and Washington’s defense had miscues that also were inexcusable against a weak opponent like the Cowboys.
—Dan Pompei, The Athletic, 24 Nov. 2024
And given two chances in the last 3:58 to send the game to overtime, quarterback Jaxson Dart threw two inexcusable interceptions.
—Stewart Mandel, The Athletic, 24 Nov. 2024
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Joohee Cho, ABC News, 12 Dec. 2024
As road salt built up on the windshield, squirting the cleaner then using the wipers was effective but the extra drops of liquid the wipers consistently splattered all over the passenger side when performing its task, this was inexcusable and annoying.
—Paul Du Quenoy, Newsweek, 10 Dec. 2024
The same listless play continued in the second half, and Washington’s defense had miscues that also were inexcusable against a weak opponent like the Cowboys.
—Dan Pompei, The Athletic, 24 Nov. 2024
And given two chances in the last 3:58 to send the game to overtime, quarterback Jaxson Dart threw two inexcusable interceptions.
—Stewart Mandel, The Athletic, 24 Nov. 2024
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“Inexcusable.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/inexcusable. Accessed 17 Dec. 2024.
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inexcusable
adjective
in·ex·cus·able
ˌin-ik-ˈskyü-zə-bəl
: too bad to be excused : not justifiable
inexcusable rudeness
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