Meaning of unreasonable in English
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unreasonableDefinitions
1. pungent adjectives of disesteemExamples
- « gave me a cockamamie reason for not going »
- « wore a goofy hat »
- « a silly idea »
- « some wacky plan for selling more books »
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- 2. absurd and inappropriate
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- « the unreasonable nimbus of romance with which she had encircled that man- Thomas Hardy »
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- 3. beyond normal limits
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- « excessive charges »
- « a book of inordinate length »
- « his dress stops just short of undue elegance »
- « unreasonable demands »
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- 4. inconsistent with reason or logic or common sense
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- « the absurd predicament of seeming to argue that virtue is highly desirable but intensely unpleasant- Walter Lippman »
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Qualitative Adjective
unreasonableDefinitions
1. not reasonableExamples
- « not showing good judgment »
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Famous quotes
- « It does not seem to me that the steps which would be needed to make Britain - and others - more comfortable in their relationship in the European Union are inherently so outlandish or unreasonable. » David Cameron
- « The 4th Amendment and the personal rights it secures have a long history. At the very core stands the right of a man to retreat into his own home and there be free from unreasonable governmental intrusion. » Potter Stewart
- « Statutes authorizing unreasonable searches were the core concern of the framers of the 4th Amendment. » Sandra Day O'Connor
- « He's a good tough producer, yes. But I don't think that he's unreasonable unless he feels threatened. And when somebody's in your home, I think everybody in the home gets threatened. » Liza Minnelli
- « It is therefore not unreasonable to suppose that some portion of the neglect of science in England, may be attributed to the system of education we pursue. » Charles Babbage