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unconscionably

unconscionably adverb: in an unconscionable manner.

Adverb

unconscionably (comparative more unconscionably, superlative most unconscionably)

  1. In an unconscionable manner.
    • Unconscionably, they and their outliers in the hard Brexit media have attempted to stifle debate and question those who demand proper scrutiny of the most significant political and economic challenge to Britain in decades.2017 March 27, “The Observer view on triggering article 50”, in The Observer
    • “[…] They talk of you as if you were Croesus—and I expect the beggars sponge on you unconscionably.” And Vickers launched forth into a tirade very different from his platform utterances. He spoke with extreme contempt of the dense stupidity exhibited on all occasions by the working classes.1918, W[illiam] B[abington] Maxwell, chapter XIII, in The Mirror and the Lamp, Indianapolis, Ind.: The Bobbs-Merrill Company, →OCLC

Forms of unconscionably

comparativemore unconscionably
superlativemost unconscionably

Origin of unconscionably

From unconscionable + -ly.

Questions about unconscionably

What does unconscionably mean?
Unconscionably means in an unconscionable manner.
What part of speech is unconscionably?
Unconscionably is an adverb.

Words near unconscionably in the dictionary

  1. unconscientiousness
  2. unconscionabilities
  3. unconscionability
  4. unconscionable
  5. unconscionableness
  6. unconscionably
  7. unconscious
  8. unconsciouses
  9. unconsciously
  10. unconsciousness
  11. unconsciousnesses

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