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Unreasonable

Unreasonable Meaning & Definition
Unreasonable Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Unreasonable?

[adj] inconsistent with reason or logic or common sense; "the absurd predicament of seeming to argue that virtue is highly desirable but intensely unpleasant"- Walter Lippman
[adj] beyond normal limits; "excessive charges"; "a book of inordinate length"; "his dress stops just short of undue elegance"; "unreasonable demands"
[adj] absurd and inappropriate; "the unreasonable nimbus of romance with which she had encircled that man"- Thomas Hardy
[adj] not reasonable; not showing good judgment
[adj] (informal terms) "gave me a cockamamie reason for not going"; "wore a goofy hat"; "a silly idea"; "some wacky plan for selling more books"

Synonyms | Synonyms for Unreasonable: absurd | cockamamie | cockamamy | counterintuitive | excessive | fool(a) | foolish | goofy | illogical | immoderate | indefensible | inordinate | mindless | reasonless | sappy | senseless | silly | undue | unjustified | unlogical | unrealistic | untenable | unwarranted | wacky | whacky | zany

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See Also | irrational

Unreasonable In Webster's Dictionary

\Un*rea"son*a*ble\, a. Not reasonable; irrational; immoderate; exorbitant. -- {Un*rea"son*a*ble*ness}, n. -- {Un*rea"son*a*bly}, adv.

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