Unconscionable

3 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Unconscionable \Un*con"scion*a*ble\
     ([u^]n*k[o^]n"sh[u^]n*[.a]*b'l), a.
     1. Not conscionable; exceeding the limits of any reasonable
        claim or expectation; not conforming to reason;
        unreasonable; inordinate; extravagant; as, an
        unconscionable person or demand; unconscionable size.


        [1913 Webster]
  
              Which use of reason, most reasonless and
              unconscionable, is the utmost that any tyrant ever
              pretended.                            --Milton.
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              His giantship is gone somewhat crestfallen,
              Stalking with less unconscionable strides. --Milton.
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     2. Not guided by, or conformed to, conscience; that cannot be
        done in good conscience; as, unconscionable profits.
        [1913 Webster +PJC]
  
              Ungenerous as well as unconscionable practices.
                                                    --South.
        [1913 Webster] -- {Un*con"scion*a*ble*ness}, n. --
        {Un*con"scion*a*bly}, adv.
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From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  unconscionable
       adj 1: lacking a conscience; "a conscienceless villain"; "brash,
              unprincipled, and conscienceless"; "an unconscionable
              liar" [syn: {conscienceless}]
       2: greatly exceeding bounds of reason or moderation;
          "exorbitant rent"; "extortionate prices"; "spends an
          outrageous amount on entertainment"; "usorious interest
          rate"; "unconscionable spending" [syn: {exorbitant}, {extortionate},
           {outrageous}, {steep}, {usurious}]

From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 [moby-thes]:

  175 Moby Thesaurus words for "unconscionable":
     a bit much, abandoned, absolute, acute, amoral, arrant, barbarous,
     boundless, classical, complete, conscienceless, consummate,
     corrupt, corrupted, crass, criminal, crooked, cutthroat, cutting,
     dark, decided, definitive, devious, dishonest, dishonorable, dizzy,
     doubtful, downright, drastic, dubious, egregious, enormous,
     evasive, evil, exacting, exaggerated, excessive, exorbitant,
     extortionate, extravagant, extreme, fabulous, fancy, felonious,
     fierce, fishy, flagrant, fraudulent, furious, gigantic, glaring,
     gluttonous, gouging, great, gross, grossly overpriced, high,
     hyperbolic, hypertrophied, ill-got, ill-gotten, immoderate,
     immoral, incontinent, indefensible, indirect, inexcusable,
     inexpiable, inflationary, inordinate, insidious, intemperate,
     intense, intolerable, irremissible, keen, monstrous, not kosher,
     out of bounds, out of sight, out-and-out, outrageous, outright,
     overbig, overdeveloped, overgreat, overgrown, overlarge, overmuch,
     overpriced, overweening, perfect, piercing, positive, precious,
     preposterous, profound, prohibitive, pronounced, proper,
     questionable, rank, regular, rigorous, rotten, rough, severe,
     shady, shameless, sharp, shattering, shifty, shocking, sinister,
     skyrocketing, slippery, spiraling, splitting, stark, stark-staring,
     steep, stick-at-nothing, stiff, superlative, surpassing,
     suspicious, the veriest, thorough, thoroughgoing, too much, total,
     tough, towering, tricky, unallowable, unbearable, unbridled,
     unchristian, uncivilized, unconscienced, unconscientious,
     undeniable, underhand, underhanded, undue, unequivocal, unethical,
     unforgivable, ungodly, unholy, unjust, unjustifiable, unmeasurable,
     unmitigated, unpardonable, unprincipled, unqualified, unreasonable,
     unrelieved, unrestrained, unsavory, unscrupulous, unspoiled,
     unstraightforward, unwarrantable, unwarranted, usurious, utter,
     vehement, venomous, violent, virulent, wicked, without remorse,
     without shame