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[1] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
unconscionable \uncon"scionable\
   u^nko^n"shu^n.ab'l, a.
   1. not conscionable; exceeding the limits of any reasonable
      claim or expectation; not conforming to reason;
      unreasonable; inordinate; extravagant; as, an
      unconscionable person or demand; unconscionable size.
      1913 webster

            which use of reason, most reasonless and
            unconscionable, is the utmost that any tyrant ever
            pretended.                            --milton.
      1913 webster

            his giantship is gone somewhat crestfallen,
            stalking with less unconscionable strides. --milton.
      1913 webster

   2. not guided by, or conformed to, conscience; that cannot be
      done in good conscience; as, unconscionable profits.
      1913 webster +pjc

            ungenerous as well as unconscionable practices.
                                                  --south.
      1913 webster -- uncon"scionableness, n. --
      uncon"scionably, adv.
      1913 webster
see also:
uncon"scionableness uncon"scionably 
[2] : WordNet (r) 2.0
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
see also:
conscienceless exorbitant extortionate outrageous steep usurious 

[3] : Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0
175 moby thesaurus words for "unconscionable":
   a bit much, abandoned, absolute, acute, amoral, arrant, barbarous,
   boundless, classical, complete, conscienceless, consummate,
   corrupt, corrupted, crass, criminal, crooked, cutthroat, cutting,
   dark, decided, definitive, devious, dishonest, dishonorable, dizzy,
   doubtful, downright, drastic, dubious, egregious, enormous,
   evasive, evil, exacting, exaggerated, excessive, exorbitant,
   extortionate, extravagant, extreme, fabulous, fancy, felonious,
   fierce, fishy, flagrant, fraudulent, furious, gigantic, glaring,
   gluttonous, gouging, great, gross, grossly overpriced, high,
   hyperbolic, hypertrophied, ill-got, ill-gotten, immoderate,
   immoral, incontinent, indefensible, indirect, inexcusable,
   inexpiable, inflationary, inordinate, insidious, intemperate,
   intense, intolerable, irremissible, keen, monstrous, not kosher,
   out of bounds, out of sight, out-and-out, outrageous, outright,
   overbig, overdeveloped, overgreat, overgrown, overlarge, overmuch,
   overpriced, overweening, perfect, piercing, positive, precious,
   preposterous, profound, prohibitive, pronounced, proper,
   questionable, rank, regular, rigorous, rotten, rough, severe,
   shady, shameless, sharp, shattering, shifty, shocking, sinister,
   skyrocketing, slippery, spiraling, splitting, stark, stark-staring,
   steep, stick-at-nothing, stiff, superlative, surpassing,
   suspicious, the veriest, thorough, thoroughgoing, too much, total,
   tough, towering, tricky, unallowable, unbearable, unbridled,
   unchristian, uncivilized, unconscienced, unconscientious,
   undeniable, underhand, underhanded, undue, unequivocal, unethical,
   unforgivable, ungodly, unholy, unjust, unjustifiable, unmeasurable,
   unmitigated, unpardonable, unprincipled, unqualified, unreasonable,
   unrelieved, unrestrained, unsavory, unscrupulous, unspoiled,
   unstraightforward, unwarrantable, unwarranted, usurious, utter,
   vehement, venomous, violent, virulent, wicked, without remorse,
   without shame





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