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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The inexcusable number of overdose deaths in the U.S. would immediately improve if the U.S. followed a model similar to Canada’s and changed the who and where around prescribing and medication access.
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Safina Adatia, STAT, 27 June 2024
The significance of this case is the senseless tragedy of the young man’s death, as well as the fact that my client was acquitted for an inexcusable lack of investigation by the police and the State.
—Emilio "emi" Benitez, Sun Sentinel, 26 June 2024
But an inexcusable, embarrassing scheduling conflict forces the Liberty to defend the Commissioner’s Cup title game at UBS Arena, a venue the team has never played in.
—Fiifi Frimpong, New York Daily News, 24 June 2024
In a nation whose story – at least the one told by polite society – emphasizes progress, Presley’s unwillingness to change was inexcusable, his indulgences in the latest gadgets or trends sneered at as ostentatious and tasteless.
—Michael T. Bertrand, The Conversation, 5 June 2024
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Safina Adatia, STAT, 27 June 2024
The significance of this case is the senseless tragedy of the young man’s death, as well as the fact that my client was acquitted for an inexcusable lack of investigation by the police and the State.
—Emilio "emi" Benitez, Sun Sentinel, 26 June 2024
But an inexcusable, embarrassing scheduling conflict forces the Liberty to defend the Commissioner’s Cup title game at UBS Arena, a venue the team has never played in.
—Fiifi Frimpong, New York Daily News, 24 June 2024
In a nation whose story – at least the one told by polite society – emphasizes progress, Presley’s unwillingness to change was inexcusable, his indulgences in the latest gadgets or trends sneered at as ostentatious and tasteless.
—Michael T. Bertrand, The Conversation, 5 June 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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