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View synonyms for conscionable
conscionable
[ kon-shuh-nuh-buhl ]
adjective
- being in conformity with one's conscience; just.
conscionable
/ ˈkɒnʃənəbəl /
adjective
- obsolete.acceptable to one's conscience
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Derived Forms
- ˈconscionably, adverb
- ˈconscionableness, noun
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Other Words From
- conscion·a·ble·ness noun
- conscion·a·bly adverb
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Word History and Origins
Origin of conscionable1
1540–50; conscion- (back formation from conscions, variant of conscience, the final -s taken for plural sign) + -able
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Word History and Origins
Origin of conscionable1
C16: from conscions, obsolete form of conscience
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Example Sentences
Come, come, thou must be conscionable; great and secret service may deserve both this and a better thing.
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And hereby it hath dolefully hindered the gospel, while the persecutors have silenced many worthy, conscionable preachers of it.
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Be conscionable and faithful in performing all the labour and duty of a servant.
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And always difference the infirmities of serious conscionable christians, from the wickedness of unconscionable and ungodly men.
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Conscionable practising what you know, is an excellent help to understanding, John xii.
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