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unconscionable

/ənˈkɔn.ʃən.ə.bəl/ /ʌnˈkɒnʃənəbəl/

Meanings
adjective
Not conscionable; unscrupulous and lacking principles or conscience.

Examples :

"The teacher's request for 20 pages of extra homework was unconscionable; it was clearly unreasonable and unfair. "
moral inhuman character philosophy value attitude

Related Words

Illustration homework

homework noun

/ˈhəʊmˌwɜːk/ /ˈhoʊmˌwɝk/

Work that is done at home, especially school exercises assigned by a teacher.

"You must do your homework before you can watch television."

Illustration usurious

usurious adjective

/juːˈzjuːɹɪəs/

Of or pertaining to usury.

"The loan shark charged usurious interest rates, preying on desperate people who needed money quickly. "

Illustration unscrupulous

unscrupulous adjective

/ˌʌnˈskɹuːpjʊləs/

Without scruples; immoral.

"The unscrupulous salesman convinced the elderly woman to buy a worthless investment. "

Illustration lacking

lacking verb

/ˈlækɪŋ/

To be without, to need, to require.

"My life lacks excitement."

Illustration teacher

teacher noun

/ˈtiːt͡ʃə/ /ˈtit͡ʃɚ/

A person who teaches, especially one employed in a school.

"My daughter's teacher is very kind and helpful. "

Illustration principles

principles noun

/ˈpɹɪnsɪpl̩z/

A fundamental assumption or guiding belief.

"We need some sort of principles to reason from."

Illustration excessive

excessive adjective

/ɪkˈsɛsɪv/

Exceeding the usual bounds of something; extravagant; immoderate.

"Putting a wide vibrato on a single 16th triplet note at 160 beats per minute seems rather excessive."

Illustration effective

effective noun

/əˈfɛktɪv/

A soldier fit for duty

"The new recruit was a strong and effective soldier, ready for basic training. "

Illustration interest

interest noun

/ˈɪntəɹɪst/ /ˈɪntəɹst/

The price paid for obtaining, or price received for providing, money or goods in a credit transaction, calculated as a fraction of the amount or value of what was borrowed.

"Our bank offers borrowers an annual interest of 5%."

Illustration conscience

conscience noun

/kɒnʃəns/

The moral sense of right and wrong, chiefly as it affects one's own behaviour.

"Your conscience is your highest authority."

Illustration imprudent

imprudent adjective

/ɪmˈpɹudənt/

Not prudent; wanting in prudence or discretion; indiscreet; injudicious; not attentive to consequence; improper.

"It was imprudent of Sarah to spend all her savings on a new car when she still had student loans to pay. "

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unreasonable adjective

/ʌnˈɹiːz(ə)nəbl̩/

Without the ability to reason; unreasoning.

"The dog barked incessantly at the mailman, an unreasonable display of fear. "