unforgivably

English

Etymology

From unforgivable +‎ -ly.

Adverb

unforgivably (comparative more unforgivably, superlative most unforgivably)

  1. In an unforgivable manner.
    • 1988 September 13, Andrew Rosenthal, “Dukakis Stresses Defense, Ridicules Bush and Quayle”, in The New York Times‎[1]:
      Mr. Dukakis charged that when it came to advising President Reagan on Iran, Mr. Bush was "disastrously and completely and unforgivably wrong."
    • 2013, Andrew Morton, Diana: In Pursuit of Love:
      The astonished Ken Wharfe came by just in time to witness this bizarre spectacle and in an appropriately policemanly manner rebuked the butler for his 'unforgivably disloyal' and 'deeply unprofessional' behaviour.
    • 2025 February 19, Christian Wolmar, “Reeves talks of 'growth' but pays lip service to the railway”, in RAIL, number 1029, page 35:
      Specifically, and unforgivably, she restarted the Heathrow Third Runway bandwagon, which had been stalled for more than a decade and even declared dead by most commentators.
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