conscionable
[ kon-shuh-nuh-buh l ]
/ ˈkɒn ʃə nə bəl /
adjective
being in conformity with one's conscience; just.
RELATED WORDS
precise, cautious, scrupulous, accurate, fastidious, thorough, strict, painstaking, conscientious, exact, fussy, diligent, earnest, assiduous, strenuous, exacting, careful, expeditious, dependable, meticulous
Nearby words
- conscience-stricken,
- conscient,
- conscientious,
- conscientious objection,
- conscientious objector,
- conscious,
- conscious uncoupling,
- consciously,
- consciousness,
- consciousness raising
Origin of conscionable
1540–50; conscion- (back formation from conscions, variant of conscience, the final -s taken for plural sign) + -able
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Examples from the Web for conscionable
Come, come, thou must be conscionable; great and secret service may deserve both this and a better thing.
Kenilworth|Sir Walter ScottBe conscionable and faithful in performing all the labour and duty of a servant.
A Christian Directory (Part 2 of 4)|Richard BaxterAnd hereby it hath dolefully hindered the gospel, while the persecutors have silenced many worthy, conscionable preachers of it.
A Christian Directory|Baxter RichardConscionable practising what you know, is an excellent help to understanding, John xii.
A Christian Directory (Part 2 of 4)|Richard Baxter
conscionable
/ (ˈkɒnʃənəbəl) /
adjective
obsolete acceptable to one's conscience
Word Origin for conscionable
C16: from conscions, obsolete form of conscience
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conscionable
1540s, from conscioned "having a conscience" (from conscience) + -able; obsolete from early 18c. but fossilized in its negative, unconscionable.
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