unjustifiable
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Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++LDOCE 5++un·just·i·fi·a·ble /ʌnˈdʒʌstəfaɪəbəl/ adjective WRONG/UNJUSTIFIEDcompletely wrong and unacceptable 错误的；不能接受的 Poisoning the Earth’s atmosphere is ecologically and morally unjustifiable. 污染地球的大气在生态上和道德上都是不能接受的。 —unjustifiably adverbExamples from the Corpus
unjustifiable• Macarthy, the defence lawyer, found himself in the position of trying to defend the indefensible and justify the unjustifiable.• Without having a particular reason, like Catholicism, he found it unjustifiable.• unjustifiable accusations• But, as this Court has recognized, discrimination may be so unjustifiable as to be violative of due process.• unjustifiable delays• The business constituency, on the other hand, views much regulation as an unjustifiable intrusion by the State.• No one argues that the referral is wholly unjustifiable on clinical grounds.• It is morally unjustifiable to punish a whole class for the actions of one or two of its members.un·just·i·fi·a·ble adjectiveChineseSyllable
unacceptable completely and wrong Corpus
unjustifiable
un‧just‧i‧fi‧a‧ble /ʌnˈdʒʌstəfaɪəbəl, ʌnˈdʒʌstɪfaɪəbəl/
adjective
Poisoning the earth’s atmosphere is ecologically and morally unjustifiable.
—unjustifiably adverb
un‧just‧i‧fi‧a‧ble /ʌnˈdʒʌstəfaɪəbəl, ʌnˈdʒʌstɪfaɪəbəl/
adjective Word Family: adjective: justifiable ≠ unjustifiable, justified ≠ unjustified; verb: justify; noun: justification; adverb: justifiably ≠ unjustifiably
completely wrong and unacceptable: —unjustifiably adverb