Hypertext Webster Gateway: "unconscionable"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
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.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (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}]
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