unreasonable
un·rea·so·nable
adjective
1.
not reasonable; not showing good judgment
2.
3.
absurd and inappropriate
- “the unreasonable nimbus of romance with which she had encircled that man” Thomas Hardy
4.
- “excessive charges”
- “a book of inordinate length”
- “his dress stops just short of undue elegance”
- “unreasonable demands”
Origin
From Middle English unresonable, equivalent to un- + reasonable, originally partly after Latin irratiōnābilis.
Phrases
- Wednesbury unreasonable
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See also
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