unforgivable

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"One of our best subs, taken to task this morning for what I described as the unforgivable crime of putting an acute accent on the artist Edgar Degas 'surname in last week's paper, held his hand up to the offence but pointed out that he had been working on seven different pages under severe time pressure," Marsh writes.

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  1. adjective Of or relating to an act or situation that one cannot or will not forgive: unforgivable behavior.

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  • About a year ago I disinherited him for an offence which was quite unforgivable, and I fear that this may have driven him to think of suicide, for now I come to consider it he had certainly very little to live for. —  Sweet Danger - Margery Allingham - Campion 05: 1933
  • If her action was unforgivable, then what future did she have with Geoffrey? —  Garwood, Julie - Gentle Warrior
  • Her ingratitude to your father was unforgivable, also Katherine looked at her, her eyes widening in puzzlement.
  • What he had done was unforgivable, and his way of life was unacceptable. —  The Obedient Bride
  • His sin was unforgivable, and yet he knew that he would never forget how she had felt in his arms. —  Garwood, Julie - Rose 3 - One White Rose
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