UNREASONABLE

excessive, inordinate, undue, unreasonable

(adjective) beyond normal limits; “excessive charges”; “a book of inordinate length”; “his dress stops just short of undue elegance”; “unreasonable demands”

unreasonable

(adjective) not reasonable; not showing good judgment

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Adjective

unreasonable (comparative more unreasonable, superlative most unreasonable)

Without the ability to reason; unreasoning.

Not reasonable; going beyond what could be expected or asked for.

Antonym: reasonable

Source: Wiktionary


Un*rea"son*a*ble, a.

Definition: Not reasonable; irrational; immoderate; exorbitant.

– Un*rea"son*a*ble*ness, n.

– Un*rea"son*a*bly, adv.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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Word of the Day

3 February 2025

CRAZY

(adjective) possessed by inordinate excitement; “the crowd went crazy”; “was crazy to try his new bicycle”


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Coffee Trivia

According to Guinness World Records, on 25 September 2016, the Birla Institute of Management Technology (India) in Uttar Pradesh, India, constructed the largest coffee cups pyramid consisting of 23,821 cups. They used paper takeaway coffee cups to build the pyramid.

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