un·jus·ti·fi·a·ble

(ŭn-jŭs′tə-fī′ə-bəl, ŭn′jŭs-tə-fī′-)

adj.

Impossible to excuse, pardon, or justify: took an unjustifiable risk.

un·jus′ti·fi′a·bly adv.

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Adv.

unjustifiably - without any excuse; "he is unjustifiably harsh on her"

inexcusably

justifiably - with good reason; "he is justifiably bitter"

Translations

unjustifiably

[ʌnˈdʒʌstɪfaɪəblɪ] ADV → injustificadamente
they have been unjustifiably treated by the media → los medios de comunicación los han tratado injustificadamente or de forma injustificada

Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005

unjustifiably

[ˌʌndʒʌstɪˈfaɪəbli] adv → sans justification

Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005

unjustifiably

adv expensive, severe, critical → ungerechtfertigt; rude → unnötig; criticize, dismiss, praise → zu Unrecht; act → ungerechtfertigt; they have been unjustifiably wronged by the media → sie sind von den Medien zu Unrecht angegriffen worden

Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007

unjustifiably

[ʌnˈdʒʌstɪˌfaɪəblɪ] adv → senza motivo

Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995

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He considered the attitude of the Marchioness unjustifiably frivolous.

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Socrates undertakes to show that Meletus (rather unjustifiably) has been compounding a riddle in this part of the indictment: 'There are no gods, but Socrates believes in the existence of the sons of gods, which is absurd.'

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I must therefore remind you, that when we first talked over together that class of productions, in one of which the private and family affairs of your learned northern friend, Mr Oldbuck of Monkbarns, were so unjustifiably exposed to the public, some discussion occurred between us concerning the cause of the popularity these works have attained in this idle age, which, whatever other merit they possess, must be admitted to be hastily written, and in violation of every rule assigned to the epopeia.

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Sir Percival merely answered by upbraiding his friend with having unjustifiably slighted his wishes and neglected his interests all through the day.

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He was a man of narrow mind and imperfect education, and his uncompromising bigotry was made hot and mischievous by violent and hasty passions; he exerted his influence indecorously and unjustifiably to compass the death of the enthusiasts; and his whole conduct, in respect to them, was marked by brutal cruelty.

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