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inconscionable

inconscionable is the obsolete form of unconscionable.

Meaning of unconscionable

Adjective

unconscionable (comparative more unconscionable, superlative most unconscionable)

  1. Not conscionable; unscrupulous and lacking principles or conscience.
    • When Roger assured him that prospects "looked very good" for a retrial, even a reversal of the verdict, since Roger had discovered "unconscionable errors" in the trial, Jackson grunted in bemusement and smiled with half his mouth.2001, Joyce Carol Oates, Middle Age: A Romance, paperback edition, Fourth Estate, page 364
  2. Excessive, imprudent or unreasonable.
    • The effective rate of interest was unconscionable, but not legally usurious.
    Antonyms:
    fair, reasonable

Forms of inconscionable

comparativemore inconscionable
superlativemost inconscionable

Questions about inconscionable

What is inconscionable the obsolete form of?
Inconscionable is the obsolete form of unconscionable.

Words near inconscionable in the dictionary

  1. inconnues
  2. inconnus
  3. inconquerability
  4. inconquerable
  5. inconsciently
  6. inconscionable
  7. inconscionably
  8. inconscious
  9. inconsecutive
  10. inconsecutively
  11. inconsecutiveness

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