Unreasonable

//ʌnˈɹiːz.(ə)nə.bl̩// adj

adj ·Common ·High school level

Definitions

Adjective
  1. 1
    Without the ability to reason; unreasoning.

    "Hold thy desperate hand: Art thou a man? thy form cries out thou art: Thy tears are womanish; thy wild acts denote The unreasonable fury of a beast: Unseemly woman in a seeming man!"

  2. 2
    Not reasonable; going beyond what could be expected or asked for.

    "For it seemeth to me vnreasonable, to send a prisoner, and not withall to signifie the crimes laid against him."

Adjective
  1. 1
    beyond normal limits wordnet
  2. 2
    not reasonable; not showing good judgment wordnet

Synonyms

All synonyms
indefensibleinordinateirrationalreasonlessunjustifieda bit much

Example

More examples

"The salesman sold the article at an unreasonable price."

Etymology

From Middle English unresonable; equivalent to un- + reason + -able.

Related phrases

Wednesbury unreasonable

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