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English Dictionary: unconscionable	by the DICT Development Group
2 results for unconscionable
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
unconscionable adj lacking a conscience; "a conscienceless villain"; "brash, unprincipled, and conscienceless"; "an unconscionable liar" Synonym(s): conscienceless, unconscionable greatly exceeding bounds of reason or moderation; "exorbitant rent"; "extortionate prices"; "spends an outrageous amount on entertainment"; "usurious interest rate"; "unconscionable spending" Synonym(s): exorbitant, extortionate, outrageous, steep, unconscionable, usurious
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Unconscionable \Uncon"scionable\, a. 1. Not conscionable; not conforming to reason; unreasonable; exceeding the limits of any reasonable claim or expectation; inordinate; as, an unconscionable* person or demand; unconscionable size. Which use of reason, most reasonless and unconscionable, is the utmost that any tyrant ever pretended. --Milton. His giantship is gone somewhat crestfallen, Stalking with less unconscionable strides. --Milton. 2. Not guided by, or conformed to, conscience. [Obs.] Ungenerous as well as unconscionable practices. --South. -- {Uncon"scionableness}, n. -- {Uncon"sciona*bly}, adv.