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unreasonable

adjective

  1. irrational, not based on reason
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Wiktionary

Pronunciation: /ʌnˈɹiːz.(ə)nə.bl̩/

adj

Etymology: From Middle English unresonable, equivalent to un- + reasonable, originally partly after Latin irratiōnābilis.

  1. Without the ability to reason; unreasoning.

    Hold thy desperate hand: Art thou a man? thy form cries out thou art: Thy tears are womanish; thy wild acts denote The unreasonable fury of a beast: Unseemly woman in a seeming man!

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

    For it seemeth to me vnreasonable, to send a prisoner, and not withall to signifie the crimes laid against him.

    The will of those who never allow their will to be disputed, unless they happen to be in a good humour, when they relax proportionally, is almost always unreasonable.