unreasonable
adjective
not reasonable or rational; acting at variance with or contrary to reason; not guided by reason or sound judgment; irrational.
unreasonableness
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a word derived from
unreasonable.
Example Sentences
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Prof Jeremy Gans, a University of Melbourne criminal appeals and procedure expert, says Pell's lawyers have a chance of winning an appeal on the basis of unreasonableness.
From BBC ● Mar. 6, 2019
Experts spoken to by Guardian Australia agreed that while the latter two appeared flimsy, an appeal on the basis of unreasonableness may have a high chance of success.
From The Guardian ● Feb. 28, 2019
When we’re aspiring, inarticulateness isn’t a sign of unreasonableness or incapacity.
From The New Yorker ● Jan. 14, 2019
Mullenix, the court explained, could only be denied qualified immunity if the unreasonableness of his actions were “beyond debate.”
From Slate ● Nov. 9, 2015
He did not want to do this, and his common sense accused him strongly of unreasonableness, but he could not help it.
From The Westerners by Stewart Edward White
