unjustifiable
adjective/ʌnˈdʒʌstɪfaɪəbəl/
Frequency rank: #18,755 most common English word
Meaning
impossible to justify or defend; without acceptable reason.
Example sentence
The scientist argued that the government's cuts to research funding were unjustifiable, given how much the nation depended on technological progress.
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