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Unconscionably

Source : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

Unconscionable \Un*con"scion*a*ble\, 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.
      -- {Un*con"scion*a*ble*ness}, n. -- {Un*con"scion*a*bly},
      adv.
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