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Unpardonable vs Impardonable - What's the difference?

unpardonable | impardonable |

As adjectives the difference between unpardonable and impardonable

is that unpardonable is impossible to pardon; impossible to excuse or justify while impardonable is unpardonable.

unpardonable

English

Adjective

(en adjective)
  • impossible to pardon; impossible to excuse or justify
  • * 1900 , Gilbert Parker, An Unpardonable Liar :
  • "I can understand your being wicked," she said keenly, "but not your being cowardly. That is and was unpardonable ."
  • * 1912 , Ralph Connor, Corporal Cameron of the Northwest Mounted Police :
  • To lose a game was bad enough, but to round on a comrade was unpardonable ; while to lose from the game a half-back of Cameron's calibre was unthinkable.

    Synonyms

    * inexcusable, unforgivable, unremittable * unjustifiable, indefensible

    Antonyms

    * pardonable

    Derived terms

    * unpardonable sin

    References

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    impardonable

    English

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • (obsolete) unpardonable
  • (South)
    (Webster 1913)