conscionable
Americanadjective
adjective
Other Word Forms
- conscionableness noun
- conscionably adverb
Etymology
Origin of conscionable
1540–50; conscion- (back formation from conscions, variant of conscience, the final -s taken for plural sign) + -able
Example Sentences
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By any conscionable person's moral definition, that is inhuman.
From Salon • Apr. 2, 2025
"It’s not even conscionable think that he’s driving to the basket that much and not getting hit," Pistons coach Dwane Casey said.
From Fox News • Jan. 21, 2021
Plaintiffs’ counterargument is straightforward: charging up to $1,000 a month for a cheap, century-old drug that millions need to survive exceeds what is conscionable.
From Slate • Apr. 9, 2020
To the extent that Kingsolver is an optimist, it’s because she sees that as the only practical and conscionable option.
From The Guardian • Oct. 8, 2018
Was she to blame for an ill-managed fear,— Or rather pious, conscionable care?
From Gargantua and Pantagruel, Illustrated, Book 3 by Motteux, Peter Anthony
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