UNCONSCIONABLE


Meaning of UNCONSCIONABLE in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ -ˈkän(t)-sh(ə-)nə-bəl ]

adjective

Date: 1565

1. : not guided or controlled by conscience : unscrupulous

an unconscionable villain

2.

a. : excessive , unreasonable

found an unconscionable number of defects in the car

b. : shockingly unfair or unjust

unconscionable sales practices

• un·con·scio·na·bil·i·ty ˌən-ˌkän(t)-sh(ə-)nə-ˈbi-lə-tē noun

• un·con·scio·na·ble·ness ˌən-ˈkän(t)-sh(ə-)nə-bəl-nəs noun

• un·con·scio·na·bly -blē adverb

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.