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Grammar : Adj
Spell : uhn-ree-zuh-nuh-buhl, -reez-nuh-
Phonetic Transcription : ʌnˈri zə nə bəl, -ˈriz nə-



Definition of unreasonable

Origin :
  • mid-14c., from un- (1) "not" + reasonable. Related: Unreasonably.
  • adj not logical or sensible
  • adj extravagant; beyond normal limits
Example sentences :
  • I do not ask you to answer in words—you are past that, and I am not unreasonable.
  • Extract from : « Green Mansions » by W. H. Hudson
  • Even in my benevolence I was as impatient and unreasonable as a child.
  • Extract from : « Tales And Novels, Volume 4 (of 10) » by Maria Edgeworth
  • Why, last night, now, was ever any creature so unreasonable?
  • Extract from : « Joseph Andrews, Vol. 2 » by Henry Fielding
  • To Dr. Eben, the very sight of the child was a bitter and unreasonable pain.
  • Extract from : « Hetty's Strange History » by Anonymous
  • The plural vexed Temple, and he told himself how unreasonable the vexation was.
  • Extract from : « The Incomplete Amorist » by E. Nesbit
  • She's unreasonable about it; she didn't know he was in want till long after.
  • Extract from : « The Gentleman From Indiana » by Booth Tarkington
  • This time they did not dare to rebel, for they felt she was in the right; they were unreasonable.
  • Extract from : « The Three Cities Trilogy, Complete » by Emile Zola
  • The thought of it all so exasperates me that at times I am as unreasonable as yourself.
  • Extract from : « The Three Cities Trilogy, Complete » by Emile Zola
  • Great and unreasonable folly I am sure I showed—but I shall do so no more.
  • Extract from : « Tales And Novels, Volume 8 (of 10) » by Maria Edgeworth
  • When Bessie was most unreasonable one only wanted to kiss her.
  • Extract from : « Southern Lights and Shadows » by Various

Synonyms for unreasonable

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