conscionable

[ kon-shuh-nuh-buhl ]

/ ˈkɒn ʃə nə bəl /

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adjective

being in conformity with one's conscience; just.

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Origin of conscionable

1540–50; conscion- (back formation from conscions, variant of conscience, the final -s taken for plural sign) + -able

OTHER WORDS FROM conscionable

con·scion·a·ble·ness, nouncon·scion·a·bly, adverb

Words nearby conscionable

conscience money, conscience-stricken, conscientious, conscientious objection, conscientious objector, conscionable, conscious, consciously, consciousness, consciousness-expanding, consciousness-raising

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How to use conscionable in a sentence

Come, come, thou must be conscionable; great and secret service may deserve both this and a better thing.
Kenilworth|Sir Walter Scott
And hereby it hath dolefully hindered the gospel, while the persecutors have silenced many worthy, conscionable preachers of it.
A Christian Directory|Baxter Richard
Be conscionable and faithful in performing all the labour and duty of a servant.
A Christian Directory (Part 2 of 4)|Richard Baxter
And always difference the infirmities of serious conscionable christians, from the wickedness of unconscionable and ungodly men.
A Christian Directory (Part 4 of 4)|Richard Baxter

Conscionable practising what you know, is an excellent help to understanding, John xii.
A Christian Directory (Part 2 of 4)|Richard Baxter

British Dictionary definitions for conscionable

conscionable

/ (ˈkɒnʃənəbəl) /

adjective

obsolete acceptable to one's conscience

Derived forms of conscionable

conscionableness, nounconscionably, adverb

Word Origin for conscionable

C16: from conscions, obsolete form of conscience

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conscionable

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