unjustifiable

adjective

un·​jus·​ti·​fi·​able ˌən-ˈjə-stə-ˌfī-ə-bəl How to pronounce unjustifiable (audio)
: unable to be justified : not excusable or justifiable
an unjustifiable decision
taking an unjustifiable risk
unjustifiable expenses
unjustifiably adverb
unjustifiably high prices

Examples of unjustifiable in a Sentence

an unjustifiable attack that must be avenged
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The 107 new plaintiffs join 60 other former patients who have accused Brock in lawsuits last year of inappropriate and medically unjustifiable behavior that at times resulted in lasting physical complications. Corinne Purtill, Los Angeles Times, 3 Jan. 2025 For many, $449 might be an unjustifiable luxury, but for the Nintendo faithful, these incremental improvements add up to something quite promising indeed. James Perkins Mastromarino, NPR, 3 Apr. 2025 The 107 women in the new suit join 60 other former patients who have filed suit against Dr. Barry J. Brock, accusing him of inappropriate and medically unjustifiable behavior that at times resulted in lasting physical complications. Corinne Purtill, Los Angeles Times, 3 Jan. 2025 Much of what Donald Trump has done in his first eight days back in the White House is legally unjustifiable. Ian Millhiser, Vox, 7 Dec. 2018 See All Example Sentences for unjustifiable

Word History

First Known Use

1674, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of unjustifiable was in 1674

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“Unjustifiable.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/unjustifiable. Accessed 28 Apr. 2025.

Legal Definition

unjustifiable

adjective
un·​jus·​ti·​fi·​able
ˌən-ˈjəs-tə-ˌfī-ə-bəl, -ˌjəs-tə-ˈfī-
: not justifiable
unjustifiably adverb

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