unconscionable

[ uhn-kon-shuh-nuh-buhl ]
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adjective
  1. not guided by conscience; unscrupulous.

  2. not in accordance with what is just or reasonable: unconscionable behavior.

  1. excessive; extortionate: an unconscionable profit.

Origin of unconscionable

1
First recorded in 1555–65; un-1 + conscionable

Other words for unconscionable

Other words from unconscionable

  • un·con·scion·a·bil·i·ty, noun
  • un·con·scion·a·bly, adverb

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British Dictionary definitions for unconscionable

unconscionable

/ (ʌnˈkɒnʃənəbəl) /


adjective
  1. unscrupulous or unprincipled: an unconscionable liar

  2. immoderate or excessive: unconscionable demands

Derived forms of unconscionable

  • unconscionableness, noun
  • unconscionably, adverb

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