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UK
/ʌnɹˈiːzənəbəl/
]
[ US /ənˈɹiznəbəɫ/ ]
[ US /ənˈɹiznəbəɫ/ ]
ADJECTIVE
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beyond normal limits
excessive charges
a book of inordinate length
his dress stops just short of undue elegance
unreasonable demands - not reasonable; not showing good judgment
How To Use unreasonable In A Sentence
- If you accept that you have to do mass education - and, to keep costs low and for a lot of other reasons, I think that's not an unreasonable conclusion - you have to systematize it.
- It was a responsible situation he felt for a boy of thirteen, and he meant to do his very best to keep it now that he had been lucky enough to get it; in the far-off future, too, he saw himself no longer the van-boy, but in the proud position now occupied by Joshua as driver, and this he considered, though a lofty, was by no means an unreasonable ambition. Our Frank and other stories
- Is it unreasonable to expect her to offer to split the bill? Times, Sunday Times
- Since a significant element of judgment is involved there will usually be scope for a fairly broad range of possible views, none of which can be categorised as unreasonable.
- The reasonble man adapts himself to the world; the unreasonable man persists in trying to adapt the world to himself, Therefore all progress depends on the unreasonable man.
- It is difficult and unreasonable to separate the soundtrack from the film; they are symbiotic.
- Therefore, the search was in his opinion warrantless and unreasonable even though judicial authorization had been obtained.
- It is not unreasonable to give the defense the time they need to examine this evidence.
- An unreasonable fear of flying and a general mistrust of machines make some people hesitate to take a flight.
- Second, in view of the compliance costs estimated at £20,000, the notice was unreasonable.